Dylan Thomas in Fitzrovia

This week has seen the Dylan Thomas in Fitzrovia festival happening in central London, based around the part of Bloomsbury where the writer used to hang out in the middle of the century. Talks, readings and performances have all been taking place, and I have booked to see Clown in the Moon, a performance about Dylan, tomorrow. Yesterday I took advantage of the fact that I work incredibly close to the area where the festival is taking place, and popped out to see Dylan’s writing shed, which is on tour around the country.

The shed is a near-exact replica (it has been scaled down slightly to allow it to be transported around the country on a trailer) of Thomas’ real writing shed in Laugharne. It is full of bookshelves, papers and other odds and ends, with Dylan’s coat draped over the back of the chair – just as if the poet himself could come inside at any moment.

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The shed
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Words, words, words
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The desk
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Bookshelves
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Coat