The Corn Is Green

The Corn Is Green
U.S. first edition 1941
Written by	Emlyn Williams
Chorus	Chorus of Miners, Towns People, Children
Characters	Morgan Evans, Miss Moffat, Old Tom, Jones, Ms. Ronberry, The Squire, Bessie Watty, Ms. Watty.
Date premiered	September 20, 1938 (1938-09-20)
Place premiered	Duchess Theatre, London
Original language	English
Genre	Drama
Setting	Glansarno, a small village in Wales, over the space of three years in the late 19th century.

The Corn Is Green is a 1938 semi-autobiographical play by Welsh dramatist and actor Emlyn Williams. The play premiered in London at the Duchess Theatre in September 1938; with Sybil Thorndike as Miss Moffat and Williams himself portraying Morgan Evans, the West End production ran in all for 600 performances. The original Broadway production starred Ethel Barrymore and premiered at the National Theatre in November 1940, running for 477 performances.