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The Corn is Green - A Play by Emlyn Williams

tdjpoetry's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Really sweet and touching! Not something I’d generally pick up but I enjoyed reading it. Very excited to play Bessie, she’s truly awful.

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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3.0

From BBC Radio 4 EXtra:
Scene: Glansarno, a small village in a remote Welsh countryside.
Time: a period of three years in the latter part of the 19th century.

Teacher Miss Moffat is determined to win local miners over to her English ways in this semi-autobiographical work by Emlyn Williams.

Cast - Miss Moffat: Gladys Young. Morgan Evans: Richard Burton. Welsh folk songs sung by boys from Aberdare County School.

Adapted for broadcasting by T Rowland Hughes. Produced by PH Burton.

First broadcast on Saturday Night Theatre - BBC Home Service 27th January 1945.
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