National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green

Overview

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.

Directed by Dominic Cooke

Top cast

Nicola Walker

Miss Moffat

A

Adam Baker

Glyn Thomas

Saffron Coomber

Bessie Watty

Gareth David-Lloyd

Emlyn Williams

I

Iwan Davies

Morgan Evans

S

Sion Emlyn

Will Hughes

B

Ben Francis

Singer

Gwion Glyn

Idwal Morris

M

Megan Grech

Ensemble

M

Matthew Hargreaves

Singer

J

Jonathan Hawkins

John Owen

S

Steffan Hughes

Singer

J

John Ieuan Jones

Singer

Gareth Kennerley

Miner

Richard Lynch

Mr John Goronwy Jones

Jo McInnes

Mrs Watty

K

Kristian Morse

Singer

Alice Orr-Ewing

Miss Ronberry

D

Debra Penny

Ensemble

Steffan Rizzi

Miner

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