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The Corn Is Green

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 10m

Emlyn Williams

In Emlyn Williams' beloved semi-autobigraphical play, a determined teacher in rural North Wales strives to help young local miners out of poverty by teaching them to read and write. Despite growing resistance from the community, she helps one young man, the unruly Morgan Evans, to forge a new future.

The Corn Is Green

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 10m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary

One person can make all the difference.

Miss Lily Moffat arrives in rural North Wales, determined to help young local miners out of poverty by teaching them to read and write.

Lily soon spots talent in the unruly Morgan Evans, but when she faces growing resistance from the community, she does everything in her power to forge him a new future.

A revival of The Corn is Green was staged at the National Theatre in 2022, directed by Dominic Cooke and featuring Nicola Walker as the visionary miss Moffat.

History
The Corn Is Green was first presented by Stephen Mitchell at the Duchess Theatre, London, on 20 September 1938, with Sybil Thorndike as Miss Moffat and the playwright as Morgan Evans. The play opened on Broadway at the National Theatre on 26 November 1940. Directed by Herman Shumlin, the Broadway production starred Ethel Barrymore and Richard Waring. On 22 April 2022, a new production of The Corn Is Green opened at the Lyttelton Theatre at the National Theatre, London, featuring Nicola Walker and Iwan Davies.
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Performing Groups
MR JOHN GORONWY JONES
MISS RONBERRY
IDWAL MORRIS
THE SQUIRE
BESSIE WATTY
MRS WATTY
MISS MOFFAT
ROBBART ROBBATCH
GLYN THOMAS
WILL HUGHES
JOHN OWEN
MORGAN EVANS
BOYS, GIRLS AND PARENTS
  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting The living room of a house in Glansarno, a small village in a remote Welsh countryside. 1890s.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Media

“Undeniably artful, affecting and hugely entertaining.” – The Guardian

“It's that sense of voice, of education unlocking an ability to speak, that makes The Corn is Green such a powerful story.” – WhatsOnStage

“A tale of its time that can still seduce.” – The Times

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