Review by Adam Collier
Before attending the Soulpepper production of Under Milk Wood, I was a bit concerned. The Welsh poet Dylan Thomas wrote Under Milk Wood, so I was worried its language would be over my head.
I took it as a good sign when I learned that the title means what it says. Under Milk Wood is a reference to geography. The play is about a town, and if you were looking at a map it would appear … well, below a larger town named Milk Wood.
But doesn’t Under Milk Wood – that coupling of words – sound so nice? That’s the rub for me. When I hear words that seem to be so perfectly chosen to be next to one another, I always feel like I should look for more meaning.