Dylan Thomas: Return Journey
From: Thursday, 5th August 2010
To: Monday, 30 August 2010
Our Review: 
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Synopsis
One man play about the life of the great Welsh poet hero destined for greatness and failure.
Our Review:
23 August 2010
This performance was supposed to be my first encounter with Bob Kingdom, only he never showed up. Instead, I spent an hour or so with Dylan Thomas, who is disarmingly charming in a very understated way. The meeting begins with a sort of informal lecture, evolving into a combined poetry recital and personal reminiscence. Kingdom’s performance as Thomas is sweetly endearing, evoking some delightful Welsh wit. It’s a delicious type of ventriloquism; directed by Anthony Hopkins , Kingdom’s words seemingly meander but are in fact surprisingly precise.
Anecdotes about pub trips merge seamlessly with sublime poetry; the thing about Thomas is, whatever the subject matter, the language is so well chosen – even at its most informal, its casual nature hides the fact that each word is so well chosen. Kingdom evocation of Thomas seems unassuming and subtle, but it actually takes a very deep level of observation to resurrect a personality with such conviction. Poignan...
Cast
Creative
Bob Kingdom (Author)
Richard Jordan Productions Ltd (Producer)
Anthony Hopkins (original direction) (Director)
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