Living in a world where visual stimulus is key in everything we do with all our digital devices, 3D cinemas and virtual reality I must praise the Workington Playgoers for taking on the challenge to stage Under Milk Wood.

This Dylan Thomas play is a brave choice if you think the only tool the actors have to keep you hooked is their voice.

When I review a show I like to look at the full picture and make a note of everything from the costumes, the set, the props as well as how the actors move on stage. Well, that all goes out of the window in this show. The actors are mostly seated apart for a few instances when they stand up to read their lines - yes, they have their script! They are all dressed in black and use simple additions such as a hat or a stick to impersonate their character and the set is a very simple one: a black background with a clock fixed at 11.30 - the opening time of the pub in a quaint Welsh village - a couple of chairs and tables.

This leaves the actors very exposed. But they did themselves proud, they rocked their best Welsh accent and gave their all to bring the story to life.

During the two hours of the show we meet the butcher, the vicar, the postman and the gossipy women of Llareggub. We really get into the village life through the memories of Captain Cat's sea adventures; we see Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard bullying her two dead husbands; Polly Garter crying for her dead lover and we hear of Organ Morgan's obsession for music.

There were moments when the audience really couldn't control the bursts of laughter as the villagers made fun of each other - probably in a way that we all do in real life, but it's much funnier when it's about someone else.

One thing that really struck me is that there are no pauses during the play. All the actors are on stage at all time and it's the narrators' job to keep the rhythm of the play flowing. And Morgan Sweeney and Alison Shutt certainly did a splendid job. It can't have been easy for the other 15 actors either - even when they're not reading their lines, they're on stage and they have to stay focused and in character.

It was well worth a trip to the theatre to see something completely different from what my TV can offer.

The show will be staged at the Theatre Royal, on Washington Street, Workingto, tonight and Saturday with the show starting at 7.30pm on both nights.

Tickets cost £11, concessions £10 and can be bought at www.theatre-royal-workington.co.uk.