Under Milk Wood Director's Film Screening

Kevin Allen is bringing his film adaptation of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood to the Swansea Grand Theatre on Thursday 11 March 2027, starting at 7:00 PM. It's not just a screening, either — Allen will be there in person to introduce the film before it rolls.

For those who know the original, Under Milk Wood is Thomas's famous blend of poetry and prose, and Allen's version is a cinematic take on that. He describes it as a funny, sweaty, bawdy, hyperactive and highly coloured fever dream — a fair warning that this isn't a quiet, reverent reading. The writer and critic Mark Kermode called it a fabulous visualisation with a genuine sense of poignancy, and it's that mix of the loud and the touching that carries it. The film first came out in the UK on 30 October 2015, directed by Allen himself, with a screenplay co-signed by Michael Breen and Murray Lachlan Young.

Having the director on hand to introduce it changes the night from a simple screening into something more of a conversation. You'll get to hear from the man who took Thomas's words and turned them into this particular kind of fever dream before the film takes over. The Grand Theatre is presenting the evening, and they've noted that the film's atmospherics suit the venue perfectly.

It's a Thursday night, 7:00 PM, at the Swansea Grand Theatre, The Malthouse, Singleton Street, SA1 3QJ. If you've got a soft spot for Dylan Thomas or just fancy seeing a director talk through his work, it's a good one to keep on the radar.