DYLAN Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales returns to Cardiff at the New Theatre from Tuesday, November 25 to Saturday 29.

Dylan Thomas' story of his childhood memories of Christmas has become a firm favourite for generations of children in and beyond Wales. This adaptation, the climax of a year-long celebration of his life and works, is an evocative picture of Dylan’s early years, drawing on many of his short stories and broadcasts to create childhood wonderland of snowbound memory. Performed by a cast of 10 actor/musicians the production captures the wonder of a Christmas time of almost a century ago as seen through a child’s eyes as the older Dylan looks back in at his six year old self and asks ‘Did it really snow for twelve days and twelve nights?’

A Child's Christmas in Wales is a feast of Dylan Thomas's astonishing imagery, his humour, his humanity and his acute observation of human behaviour.

Director of the show Michael Bogdanov's career began assisting Peter Brook as the RSC on the epoch changing production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1970. He frequently directed at the RSC (including winning an Oliver Award for his radical feminist Taming of the Shrew in 1979) and as Associate Director at the National Theatre he directed 15 productions (including, controversially, The Roman's in Britain in 1980). In 1986 he co-founded the English Shakespeare Company with Michael Pennington and his Olivier Award Winning WARS OF THE ROSES toured internationally for five years. He became Chief Executive of the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg for four years and works throughout Europe. He founded The Wales Theatre Company in 2003. Michael is also devising and staging THE DYLATHON, a 36 hour, non-stop reading of the works of Dylan Thomas on the poet's Centenary at Swansea Grand Theatre.

The music and lyrics have been specially commissioned from one of America's leading folk song writers Jack Herrick, leader of The Red Clay Ramblers who won a Tony Award on Broadway for their part in Fool Moon and their music has featured in the films of Sam Shepherd along with the TV series Northern Exposure.

Tickets to the show cost from £8.50 to £20. For further details about the show or to book tickets visit www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk or call the box office on 02920 878889. Bookings subject to a £2.95 Ticketing Service Charge.