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Dylan Thomas: Return Journey

The Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol
From: Monday, 4th March 2013
To: Saturday, 9 March 2013

Our Review: starstarstarstarstar

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Synopsis

One man play about the life of the great Welsh poet hero destined for greatness and failure.

Our Review: starstarstarstarstar

Petra Schofield - 4 March 2013

Once in a while theatre has the ability to leave you inspired, slightly overwhelmed and in utter awe of the drama that has unfolded before you. Such was the impact of Bob Kingdom and his now legendary performance as Dylan Thomas in this extraordinary one man show that some of the audience took quite a while to return from the hypnotic spell and leave their seats.

Kingdom has woven together Thomas’s poetry, acerbic wit and wry views on the world and people around him. Somehow Kingdom inhabits the world and almost the “being” of Thomas so completely that the worlds seem to collide and merge in a breathtaking recitation of some of the most glorious poetry written, alongside the impending disaster of his destructive drinking habits.

Directed by Sir Anthony Hopkins the quality and precise nature of this fairly static piece allows the words to sail and performance to truly be the centre of the piece.

This is an absolute master class in the monologue, shrouded here as th...

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Creative

Bob Kingdom (Author)
Richard Jordan Productions Ltd (in association with Assembly) (Producer)
Anthony Hopkins (original direction) (Director)


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