Under Milk Wood

"To begin at the beginning: It is spring, moonless night in the small town, starless and bible black..."

October/Nov 2023

Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas

Under Milk Wood is a play written for radio by the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas. It’s a poetic, lilting and humorous portrayal of the dreams, hopes and regrets of a small seaside community.

CTC’s production was directed by Michelle Dorian, who has directed seven full-length plays with community and semi-professional groups, plus a few short pieces including “Into The Mix” as part of Walk With Us: Untold Castlemaine with Castlemaine Theatre Company.

Cast: Jonny Conquest, Sarah Cody, Kevin Cook, Angela Down, David Farrington, Mark Fuller, Fran Gleeson, Molly Koek, Neetha Nambiar, Graham Pitts, Stevie Rigby, Renee de Robertis, Antionette Sampson, Elizabeth Scanlon and Peter Waltham

This is what our audiences said! (Comments from Instagram and Facebook):

“We went to see the Castlemaine Theatre Company production of “Under Milk Wood” last night at the Phee Broadway Theatre and it was absolutely fantastic. Highly recommended” – Brett

“We just loved every moment of it!” – Susan

“Go and see this show. The colours, the costumes, the set……the language!! Don’t miss it” – Rob

“Such a wonderful play. An absolute must see” – Libby

“Just saw this in Castlemaine!! Very entertaining… fabulous” – Jackie

“Amazing production, worth going” – Ian

“We saw it last night. The dialogue these actors have learned is incredible. It was a wonderful performance of which everyone should feel very proud” – Robyn

“Fantastic. Loved it to bits. Very well done, the whole production” – Anna

“Fabulous play – first time I’ve seen it. Don’t miss it… So fun” – Hayleigh

“It was BRILLIANT… you must all go!!!” – Hilary

 

See some of our great promotional press here:

Quirky Small Town Vibe for New Production (tarrangowertimes.com.au)

The truth of small town living | Midland Express

Small town life and dark humour on stage – Bendigo Times (timesnewsgroup.com.au)
An Amateur Production By Arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. – A Concord Theatricals Company
Photographs by Micah Meadows