15 May 2008
Soft jazz plays as six figures stroll on to the Tricycle stage and sit on stools amid the seaside debris scattered across the set. Read more
Showing at: Tricycle Theatre
Box Office: 020 7328 1000
Age: General
Genre: Play
Sub Genre: Play (Drama)
Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas’ most famous and enduring work was first performed by six actors in the Kaufman auditorium in New York in May 1953 with Dylan himself reading the First Voice.
Originally intended for radio – it was broadcast with Richard Burton in January 1954 – it has delighted theatre audiences for more than half a century. Funny, bawdy, sad and sensual, it brilliantly captures twenty-four hours in the lives – and dreams – of the inhabitants of Llareggub (read it backwards!) – an imaginary, small seaside town in south Wales.
Malcolm Taylor’s new, simply staged production gives full rein to the words and majesty of Thomas’ timeless masterpiece.
show times: Mon-Sat 20:00, Mats 15, 21 May 14:00, 17, 24 May 16:00
ticket prices: £10-£20
cast: Philip Madoc, Howell Evans, Cerith Flinn, Abi Harris, Jennifer Hill, Gareth Kennerley, Glyn Pritchard and Anne Rutter
director: Malcolm Taylor
map: View Map
address: 269 Kilburn High Road, London, United Kingdom, NW6 7JR
nearest tube: Kilburn (500m)
nearest bus: 16, 31, 32, 98, 189, 316, 328
nearest train: Brondesbury (200m)
parking: 2 disabled parking bays just outside the theatre on Buckley Road, further bays on Kilburn High Road. Parking is free in the evening, or pay and display any other time. Taxis drop off and pick up outside theatre entrance on either Kilburn High Road or Buckley Road. Disabled customers can use the public phone in the foyer or ask a member of staff to order a taxi for them.
air conditioned: Yes
Access Booking: Tel: 020 7328 1000
discounts: Available for all disabled people and their companions. Please note seating is not numbered, but if a customer has any specific requirements seats can be reserved – please check with Box Office..
limited mobility: Side slips, latecomers row and front row offer the best legroom. Royal Circle has the least steps for access.
access description: Steep ramp to main entrance through double swing doors opening outwards. Level access through alternative entrance on Buckley Road through swing doors opening both ways - ask staff to assist. Box office (approx. 1m high), Bar and Café in the foyer. Platform lift, or 6 steps up to Royal Circle. Stalls 4 steps down from Royal Circle level and 2 staircases of 23 steps each up to the balcony from the foyer. Floor surfaces in the foyer are tiled, Bar and Café wooden and the auditorium carpeted.
hearing impaired: Induction loop in the auditorium.
guide dogs policy: Guide dogs allowed into auditorium – please book an aisle seat. Alternatively staff are happy to dog-sit (one dog maximum).
wheelchairs: 2 spaces for wheelchairs in the Royal Circle (accessed via lift from ground level)- please book in advance as wheelchair spaces have to be prepared. Staff are happy to assist, but wheelchair users must be accompanied. Companions can sit in the next seat (either H4 or H10). Transfers to aisle seats available. Venue is suitable for scooters.
disabled toilets: 1 adapted toilet inside the foyer to the left of the Box Office by the lift, and 1 in the basement accessible by platform lift. A further adapted toilet is available by the venue’s cinema.
legroom: Large print programmes available on request.
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