A Child’s Christmas in Wales

A New World Theatre Club production.
By Dylan Thomas.
Directed by Christine Probst, Christine Mitchell and Angela Milne.

Performed winter 2009 at the Carré Rotondes, Luxembourg.

NWTC Youth Theatre presented two evenings before the holidays of Dylan Thomas’ classic prose poem, A Child’s Christmas in Wales. Phil Evans and John Evans read the poem with poised, clear Welsh accents as the snow fell on the Traffo Stage of the Carré Rotondes. The evenings were warmed by mulled wine and bara brith and the children acted out each childhood memory.

The performances were directed by Christine Probst, Christine Mitchell and Angela Milne. There was special assistance from Till a student working toward a special merit project with school. He jumped in at the last minute to operate the smoke machine and the snow machine. Both machines aided in bringing to life the characters of the timeless Welsh story. The 14 children on stage were thoroughly engrossed in the Welsh wonderland.

The group looked forward to continuing the Saturday morning workshops with the hopes of presenting another show in 2010.