Under Milk Wood + Giveaway

As limited as my ability to sympathise with an actor is, I gather it’s difficult to arrive onstage and be someone else convincingly – it’s why my mother cringes when Hugh Grant plays Hugh Grant in every film he’s ever graced. Zoe Norton Lodge in Under Milk Wood is, therefore, another breed of artist entirely.  Appearing at the Sidetrack Theatre in Marrickville for two weeks, Lodge engaged with Dylan Thomas’ sixty-four character-thick love poem to the Welsh countryside with a subtle elegance and fierce mastery; of both Thomas’ village, and her stage. You read correctly – forget playing one character, Lodge engaged sixty-four, and whilst this feat alone boasts an impressive number, it was Lodge’s seamless sashaying between, and distinct characterisation of each habitant of Milk Wood that cast the audience beneath a blanket of intent silence. This show is warm, lyrical, and tailored exquisitely. The set is equally as marvellous; ghostly model houses and boats flickering from their perches in the air, or leaving shadows against wistful backdrops – a multimedia installation invented and collaborated by Director Vanessa Hughes.

GIVEAWAY – CLOSED

The wonderful news is Under Milk Wood is travelling to Melbourne for this year’s Fringe Cut Festival. Even better; we’ve got two tickets to giveaway. If you’re pining for a strong dose of amazing, email us with the night you’d like to see this beautiful performance on and your name to info@onyamagazine.com by the 20th of September, 2010. Winners will be notified via email.

Under Milk Wood

24th of September – 9th of October, 2010

The Rehearsal Room, Arts House, 33 Errol Street, North Melbourne

7.45pm Tuesday to Sunday

Buy Tickets: http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/under-milk-wood