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 Win tickets to see Dylan Thomas: Return Journey at Civic Theatre

CRITICS around the globe have widely touted Bob Kingdom's portrayal of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas as "electrifying".
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Kingdom brings to life the bard's final tour before his untimely death in Dylan Thomas: Return Journey, directed by Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins.
GOOD REVIEWS: Bob Kingdom will perform in Dylan Thomas: Return Journey at Newcastle Civic Theatre next week.

GOOD REVIEWS: Bob Kingdom will perform in Dylan Thomas: Return Journey at Newcastle Civic Theatre next week.

Thomas, born 1914, died in New York in 1953 at the age of 39.

Towards the end of his life he toured America performing his works before sell out audiences across the country.

One of his most notable poems is Do not go gentle into that good night.

Dylan Thomas: Return Journey shows have sold out seasons at London's Lyric Hammersmith, Off Broadway, Edinburgh and the British Library.

Now it is making its way around Australia and will show at Newcastle Civic Theatre on August 11 from 2pm and August 12 from 2pm and 8pm.

Kingdom plays a man who wrestled with the psychological conflict between creative talent and self-destructive impulse.

Blending the stories and the poetry with incisive commentary on the nature of performing, audiences, and the American touring circuit, the audience is taken through Wales past and present.
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Tickets to see one of the three shows in Newcastle, available from Ticketek, cost $35 per adult.

The Examiner has one double pass to give away to the Tuesday, August 11 show.

To win, send your name and contact details in an email titled "Dylan" to ewatts@fairfaxmedia.com.au. The winner will be notified by 5pm on Monday, August 10.