Dylan Thomas: Return Journey

Following sell out seasons in Bristol, London, New York and across the world, this final global tour is the last opportunity to see this exceptional portrayal, and marks the centenary of Dylan’s birth. Dylan Thomas was born in Wales in 1914 and died in New York in 1953 at the age of 39. Towards the end of his life he toured America performing his works before sell-out audiences across the country.

Playing a man who wrestled with the psychological conflict between creative talent and self-destructive impulse, Bob Kingdom’s remarkable portrait of Dylan Thomas offers a chance to experience the electrifying presence of Dylan Thomas’ last great lecture tour en-route to the White Horse Tavern.

Blending the stories and poetry with incisive comments on the nature of performing the American touring circuit, the audience is taken through Wales, past and present to the one that lies after.

This critically acclaimed portrayal embraced the myth of the tortured artist, with a life distinguished by exuberantly successful highs and pathetically undignified lows.

Running time: 1 hour 40 minutes (inc. interval)
Age recommendation: 12 and over