Under Milk Wood

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Under Milk Wood is a poetic radio drama by Dylan Thomas that portrays a day in the life of the eccentric inhabitants of a small Welsh seaside town.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
poetic drama
radio drama
1972FilmStars Elizabeth Taylor NERFINISHED
Peter O'Toole NERFINISHED
Richard Burton NERFINISHED
adaptation feature film
opera
stage play
television film
author Dylan Thomas NERFINISHED
authorDiedBeforeBroadcast true
completedIn 1953
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstBroadcastBy BBC NERFINISHED
firstBroadcastDate 1954-01-25
firstBroadcastNetwork BBC Third Programme NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceMedium radio
firstStagePerformanceDate 1953-05-14
firstStagePerformancePlace 92nd Street Y, New York City NERFINISHED
form verse drama
genre modernist literature
radio drama
hasLiteraryStatus classic of 20th-century radio drama
hasNarratorCharacter First Voice NERFINISHED
Second Voice NERFINISHED
influencedBy Welsh oral storytelling tradition
isSetIn Wales NERFINISHED
language English
narrativeFocus a day in the life of the inhabitants of Llareggub
notableCharacter Captain Cat NERFINISHED
Mr Pugh NERFINISHED
Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard NERFINISHED
Nogood Boyo NERFINISHED
Organ Morgan NERFINISHED
Polly Garter NERFINISHED
notableFilmAdaptation 1972 film Under Milk Wood NERFINISHED
posthumousPremiere true
premiereType stage reading
publisherOfTextEdition J. M. Dent NERFINISHED
New Directions NERFINISHED
setting fictional Welsh seaside town of Llareggub NERFINISHED
structure one day from night to night
style lyrical prose
stream of consciousness
surreal imagery
theme community
death
dreams and desires
everyday life
memory
religion
sexuality

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Dylan Thomas notableWork Under Milk Wood
Dylan Thomas inspiredStageWork Under Milk Wood
Bradley Freegard notableWork Under Milk Wood