Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog

Returning to Swansea after the blitz, Dylan Thomas is overwhelmed by memories of his childhood and adolescence.From summers at Fern Hill, to failed camping trips on the beach; from plagiarised poetry to drunken first love, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog is a story of what it is to grow up.Comic, nostalgic, with a host of vivid characters, Dylan Thomas’s masterpiece is adapted by Joe Dunthorne (Submarine, Children of Radium) and stars Gerran Howell (The Pitt) as Dylan Thomas.Based on the short stories by Dylan ThomasAdapted by Joe DunthorneDylan Thomas… Gerran HowellAunt Annie/Gwyneth/ Mrs Evans/ Mother… Carys EleriUncle Jim/ Mr Thomas/ Mr Matthews/ Mr O’Brien… Ben AddisMrs Williams/ Mrs Thomas/ Mrs Franklin/ Female Stranger… Melanie WaltersDan Evans… Iwan DaviesLou/Jean/Nancy… Mia KhanBrazell/ Gwilym/ Older Sidney… Jacob IfanGeorge Hooping/ Barman… Gwïon Morris JonesSkully/ Chauffeur/ Male Stranger… Shaheen JafargholiYoung Dylan… Leon Raphael MullinsYoung Sidney…. Toby FoundsProduction Co-Ordinator… Eleri McAuliffeSound Design by Rhys MorrisProduced and directed by Fay Lomas, BBC Audio Drama Wales