A host of famous faces have been taking in all the fascinating details of Dylan Thomas’s Writing Shed.
The replica shed, which offers a captivating insight in to the poet’s life – including the pictures that gave him inspiration, the boiled sweets he supped while he wrote, and even his jacket which hangs on the back of his writing chair – has become the star attraction of London’s Fitzrovia Festival.
Organised and chaired by Welsh TV personality Griff Rhys Jones, the festival celebrates the life and work of Dylan Thomas – particularly his connection with the London nightscene – as part of the DT100 celebrations.
A week of events includes a short version of Under Milk Wood, starring Game of Thrones actor Owen Teale, and a question and answer session with Tom Hollander, who portrayed the poet in the recent BBC biopic which told the tale of his fateful visit to New York, where he died.
Principal Arts Officer Eleri Retallick said: “It has been wonderful to see so many famous faces stepping inside the shed and taking in all its fascinating features.
“We’ve had fantastic feedback, and it’s been a joy to play a key part in this festival.”
London is just the latest venue on the shed’s tour of the UK – and beyond.
It has already travelled hundreds of miles, stopping off at the NATO Summit in Newport during September, as well as boarding the Stena Europe Ferry to Ireland.
The shed is an exact replica of the real thing, which is nestled in the hillside of Laugharne, just above Thomas’s famous Boathouse, where he lived with his wife Caitlin, and where he penned some of his most famous works.
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