This production captures some of that magic; it contains instances of comedy and pathos but some of the world-building lacks clarity and, at times, it falls awkwardly between two stools, breaking its spell.
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In Lyndsey Turner’s Olivier staging of Under Milk Wood, [Michael Sheen's] galvanising presence and knack for whipping up a storm with words make a strong and emotionally satisfying case for this popular verse drama by Dylan Thomas.
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I'm not sure Under Milk Wood will ever resemble whatever it is that we mean by a proper play, but this wonderful actor [Michael Sheen] ensures every minute of the way that it is an experience.
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Michael Sheen is terrific in Dylan Thomas’s linguistic tour de force, which remains undimmed by the years.
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This stage version of the great Welsh ‘play for voices’ is a sensuous portrayal of care-home residents being swept up in memories.
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Occasionally, it’s very clear this was written for radio. But these are small complaints about a show so rich and moving, that puts Sheen, Johnson and Phillips on stage together.
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It’s a triumph, nothing less...There’s superb acting from a multitasking cast...Merle Hensel’s sets and costumes are a delight.
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But the drama as a whole – beyond the father and son dynamic of the framing device – remains emotionally distant as one vignette after another is delivered and feels a little wrung out as Thomas’s language loses some of its richness.
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