Dylan Thomas

To the Tobacco Factory Theatre to see Bob Kingdom in Dylan Thomas Return Journey, an impressive monologue mixing a little contextual description with a great deal of Thomas's own writing, including the whole text of his short story about an ill-fated but boozy charabanc outing which never managed to reach Porthcawl, and much of Fernhill, and some of his best poems.  Kingdom's physical portrayal of Dylan Thomas was convincing, his accent near perfect.  Thomas claimed to "speak three languages: English; BBC Third Programme; and Saloon" and Kingdom delivers all three, plus a fair selection of Swansea, Valleys and West Wales accents too.  All very atmospheric, inducing a little nostalgia for the old country.  And much of it very funny too.  More info about the production is here