The Corn is Green

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Event The Corn is Green
Venue Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD
First Date 13 May 1940
Opening Date 13 May 1940
Last Date 13 May 1940
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description A semi-autobiographical play by Emlyn Williams. At its core is L. C. Moffat, a strong-willed English school teacher working in a poverty-stricken coal mining village in late 19th century Wales. Moffat struggles to win the local Welsh miners over to her English ways, and an illiterate teenager by the name of Morgan Evans eventually graduates with honours.
The play premiered in London at the Duchess Theatre in 1938 with Williams portraying Morgan Evans.
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Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Autobiographical
Subjects Education
Social Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Emlyn Williams Playwright
Text Nationality Wales
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Courier Mail 2 May 1940 p 19
Event Identifier 110859
Dataset AusStage