Under Milk Wood. My first play ever. Never been to a play in Holland, so going to one in Canberra was quite exciting! Had no clue what to expect. Just knew that the play “Under Milk Wood” would portray the life in a Welsh fishing village.

Well, it didn’t take long before I understood it would be a long evening. It was just to difficult. Not the story, as there wasn’t a real one, more a view into the life of the people in the fishing village. But the language. It was in English, but some strange version of English and together with a funky accent I didn’t understand it at all… For a painful 2 hours I was lost. Lost and annoyed by the man sitting next to me who kept laughing very loudly and as I failed to understand any of the jokes it wasn’t helping…

I could get some things of what the play was about, but most of it was pure hocus pocus. And I always thought my English was pretty ok… How wrong was I! Next time I will have to try a play that matches my English language skills a bit better, maybe one for children, as this one was definitely out of my league…

Play: Under Milk Wood
The Canberra Theatre Centre, July 27

Written by: Dylan Thomas
Directed by: Don Mackay
Staring: Michael Craig, Kristy Child, Dion Mills & Allison Byrne

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