The Dylathon

A once in a lifetime opportunity to celebrate the works of Dylan Thomas on the anniversary of his birth.

This unique event is a 36 hour non-stop reading of Thomas' poems, short stories, broadcasts, letters and Under Milk Wood live on stage ending at 11:00pm on 27th October - the moment of his birth 100 years before. The marathon show will feature hundreds of participants, live on stage, from the worlds of broadcasting, film, theatre, sport, politics and literature together with school children, young people, choirs and community groups to create an epic celebration of the 20th Century's greatest lyrical poet.

Staged and devised by Oliver Award-winning director Michael Bogdanov, participants include Rob Brydon, Matthew Rhys, Howard Marks, Sian Phillips, Ruth Madoc, David Emanuel and Celyn Jones with many, many more to be announced. Come along and be part of this major birthday celebration at Swansea Grand.


*Please note: line up is subject to change.

Come for all 36 hours, for 12 hours or book for a 3 hour session!