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Edinburgh Festival welcomes Midlands hit!

Dylan Thomas’ classic drama comes to the Fringe!

Leading Midlands company A.C.T. Productions is bringing its record-breaking production of Under Milk Wood to the Fringe this year.  This innovative and entertaining version which breathes new life into a great classic played to sell out audiences in Stoke on Trent last year. Conceived as a commemoration of the 50^th anniversary of Thomas’ death, the show quickly established itself as a major hit, acclaimed by press and public alike.

Director Keith Plant explains: ‘I was on holiday in Dylan’s home town of Laugharne a few years ago and popped into Brown’s Hotel, his infamous local. Sitting in the bay window looking across at a photograph of Dylan in the same seat and sweeping my eyes across the floor to the bar I thought ‘you could do Under Milk Wood in here….and the germ of the production was born.

‘ What has been amazing is the reception:  It seems to have delighted audiences young and old, hardened theatre-goers and people who were brought along by enthusiasts, never having been inside a theatre before.’

ACT promises a wonderfully slick piece of ensemble theatre, packed with humour, poetry and movingly affirmative.  The talented cast bring to life over sixty characters in a colourful kaleidoscope of small town life.

The production plays at an ideal venue, bang in the middle of Edinburgh at Purple Studio, L’Attache nightclub in Rutland Street from 23^rd to 28^th August inclusive, starting at 1.30 – the perfect afternoon entertainment!