Under Milk Wood
The premiere at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne was the first full length stage production of the play in the United Kingdom. It then transferred to the Edinburgh International Festival before visiting Liverpool, Swansea and Cardiff. The production had its West End opening at the New Theatre, London on 20th September 1956.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| 1st Drowned / Sinbad | Peter Halliday |
|---|---|
| 1st Neighbour / Mrs Willy Nilly / Mrs Beynon | Joan Newell |
| 2nd Drowned / Ocky Milkman / Mr Pugh / Fisherman | Raymond Llewellyn |
| 2nd Neighbour / Bessie Bighead / Mrs Cherry Owen | Buddug-Mair Powell |
| 3rd Drowned / Organ Morgan / Evans the Death | Richard Curnock |
| 3rd Neighbour / Mrs Pugh / 3rd Woman | Claudine Morgan |
| 4th Drowned / Willy Nilly / The Guide Book | Cliff Gordon |
| 5th Drowned / Jack Black / P.C. Attila Rees / Fisherman | David Rees |
| Captain Cat | William Squire |
| Gossamer Beynon | Patricia Mort |
| Lily Smalls / Little Gerwain / 1st Woman | Angela Crow |
| Little Boy Waldo / Ricky Rees / Billy Swansea | Peter Murphy |
| Mae Rose Cottage | Margo Jenkins |
| Maggy Richards / Jackie with the sniff | Judy Manning |
| Matti Richards / Our Sal / Child | Daphne Shaven |
| Mog Edwards / Utah Watkins / Lord Cut Glass | Aubrey Richards |
| Mr Ogmore / Nogood Boyo | Denys Graham |
| Mr Pritchard / Cherry Owen / Fisherman | John Gill |
| Mr Waldo / Butcher Beynon | Gareth Jones |
| Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard | Dorothea Phillips |
| Mrs Organ Morgan / Mrs Dai Bread One | Barbara Alleyn |
| Myfanwy Price / Matti’s mother / 2nd Woman / Mother | Gwyneth Owen |
| One of Mr Waldo’s / Gwenny | Virginia Graham |
| Onlooker | Donald Houston |
| Rev. Eli Jenkins | T H Evans |
| Rosie Probert / 4th Neighbour / Mrs Dai Bread Two | Catherine Dolan |
| Waldo’s mother / Mary Ann Sailors / 4th Woman | Betty Lloyd Davies |
| Waldo’s wife / Polly Garter | Diana Maddox |
Crew | |
| Director | Edward Burnham |
| Director | Douglas Cleverdon |
| Setting by | Michael Trangmar |
| Songs composed by | Daniel Jones |
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