biography of James MacArthur. The New York City Theatre Company presented The Corn Is Green January 11–22, 1950, at New York City Center in a production starring Eva Le Gallienne and Richard Waring. In 1981, the play was produced at the Royal Exchange, Manchester directed by James Maxwell with Avril Elgar as Miss Moffatt and Alan Parnaby as Morgan Evans After 21 previews, a Broadway revival directed by Vivian Matalon and produced by Elizabeth Taylor and Zev Buffman opened on August 22, 1983, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Cicely Tyson portrayed Miss Moffat, with Peter Gallagher as Morgan Evans, Marge Redmond as Mrs. Watty, and Mia Dillon as Bessie Watty. The show closed on September 18, 1983, after 32 performances. In 1985, the play enjoyed a successful revival at the Old Vic Theatre in London, starring Deborah Kerr. In 2009, Boston's Huntington Theatre Company presented a revival of The Corn Is Green starring Kate Burton and her son Morgan Ritchie. In 2022, the National Theatre in London staged a new production starring Nicola Walker as Miss Moffat and Gareth David-Lloyd, directed by Dominic Cooke Adaptations In 1945, a film adaptation was made with Bette Davis (herself of Welsh descent) as Moffat. The BBC adapted the play for television in 1968 as a Play of the Month. In 1974, Davis returned to the role in a musical stage adaptation that proved to be a disaster. The setting was changed to the American South, with the young man transformed into an African-American field worker (portrayed by Dorian Harewood). When the pre-Broadway run opened in Philadelphia, critics were unimpressed. Plans for revisions were cut short when Davis fell ill, and the show closed abruptly after eight performances. The musical later was staged for a short run in Indianapolis with Ginger Rogers as Miss Moffat. A 1979 made-for-television movie, directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn, was filmed on location in Wales. References External links The Corn Is Green at the Internet Archive (1941 Random House edition) 1947 Theatre Guild on the Air radio play adaptation at Internet Archive 1938 plays Broadway plays Plays by Emlyn Williams British plays adapted into films West End plays