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.
Watch the official National Theatre Live: The Corn Is Green 2022 trailer in HD below.
Nicola Walker as Miss Moffat
Adam Baker as Glyn Thomas
Saffron Coomber as Bessie Watty
Gareth David-Lloyd as Emlyn Williams
Iwan Davies as Morgan Evans
Sion Emlyn as Will Hughes
Ben Francis as Singer
Gwion Glyn as Idwal Morris
Megan Grech as Ensemble
Matthew Hargreaves as Singer
Jonathan Hawkins as John Owen
Steffan Hughes as Singer
John Ieuan Jones as Singer
Gareth Kennerley as Miner
Richard Lynch as Mr John Goronwy Jones
Jo McInnes as Mrs Watty
Dominic Cooke Director
Emlyn Williams Writer
ULTZ Costume Designer
Charles Balfour Lighting Design
Christopher Shutt Sound
Jac Ifan Moore Assistant Director
National Theatre at Home: The Corn Is Green Trailer
The Corn Is Green Trailer
United Kingdom 12 April 2022
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