LOCAL performers Brian Jones of Tea Gardens and Anne Frost of Stroud are delivering a unique performance of the play Under Milk Wood.

Under Milk Wood was written as a radio play by Dylan Thomas and was first broadcast by the BBC in 1954.

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Anne Frost told News Of The Area, “the play tells of a day in the life of the inhabitants of a mythical Welsh seaside village with its full complement of odd-ball characters.”

Dylan Thomas, creates a wonderful word picture of a fictional small town where everyone knows everyone else with dialogue that is variously bawdy, comical and lyrical.

The story is woven together by the two narrators, who lead the listener via the voices of the characters, from the dreams of the sleeping townsfolk, through the daytime hours and back to evening.

“Brian Jones has presented Under Milk Wood in its entirety, with large casts, many times.

“His adaptation for two voices keeps as close to the original as possible and presents as an irresistible vocal challenge as within the play Anne and Brian each voice at least a dozen characters!”

Anne has enjoyed taking part in this production and developing a deep appreciation for this classic.

As a fourth-generation daughter of Stroud, Anne recognises similarities of many of the characters living within the pages of Under Milk Wood to local folk of her own town.

Small towns, whether fishing villages in Wales or timber-cutting settlements in NSW, each have their fair share of unique, quirky characters.

This has inspired Anne to write her own version entitled ‘Amongst Cedars’ based on her family’s oral history and her mother Beryl Bowden’s memoir “Growing up In Stroud’.

Locals in Tea Gardens will know Brian’s voice well as he is active on Myall Coast Community Radio.

The performance is on Saturday 22 July at 3pm at The Royal Hotel in Dungog.

By Marian SAMPSON