What kind of mother will Miss Moffat be? How many students will she send to University?
Miss Moffat (Kate Burton)Will the baby have a cockney accent, sticky fingers, and become a pulitzer prize winning author? Mrs. Watty and Mr. Jones? Maybe not...
Bessie Watty (Mary Faber), Mr. Jones (Roderick McLachlan), and Mrs. Watty (Kristine Nielsen)
Mr. Jones (Roderick McLachlan) and The Squire (Will LeBow)
Mr. Jones (Roderick McLachlan) and Miss Ronberry (Kathy McCafferty)Or perhaps Mr. Jones will finally save Bessie Watty
Mr. Jones (Roderick McLachlan) and Bessie Watty (Mary Faber)And Morgan? Will he give up the rum?
Morgan Evans (Morgan Ritchie) and Bessie Watty (Mary Faber)Maybe A PhD? in what? Perhaps a politician - the Barack Obama of Wales?
Morgan Evans (Morgan Ritchie)The Huntington Theatre Company's production of The Corn is Green, by Emlyn Williams, playing January 9 through February 8, 2009 at the Huntington's mainstage, the B.U. Theatre, 264 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA. Buy tickets online or call our Box Office at 617 266-0800. Photos: T. Charles Erickson
My husband and I really enjoyed this show - it was great to see a classic, straightforward story with a happy ending. And of course, the sets and costumes were gorgeous and Kate Burton was terrific. What happens next to the characters? I think the young man does indeed go on to become a great man - probably a politician (it's easy to think about politicians being great men today!). I don't understand, though, why she couldn't see him again, just because of the baby. Regardless, we really enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteLoved "The Corn is Green"! Fabulous cast, beautiful set - one of the best Huntington shows I've seen. Bravo to everyone for a remarkable production!
ReplyDeleteAlso thoroughly enjoyed "The Corn is Green". Loved watching the mother/son acting duo, as my own grown son accompanied me to this production!
ReplyDeleteWe thoroughly enjoyed The Corn is Green, although we found the play a little dated. Kate Burton illuminated the stage, and the chemistry between her and Morgan was extraordinary. As a Brit, I was not entirely impressed with the Welsh accents--but then nothing has ever been as bad as Dick Van Dyck's cockney in "Mary Poppins"! Gorgeous set once again--we are never disappointed with production value at HT.
ReplyDeleteWe thoroughly enjoyed the performance. By far the best production this year.
ReplyDeleteA friend and I made a last-minute decision to attend The Corn is Green Super Bowl Sunday and it was terrific. The acting was wonderful and the set - as always - spectacular.
ReplyDeleteThe production and location reminded me why I love live theater. Thank you Huntington Theatre Company!
You folks didn't post the comments I wrote about ten days ago. I'm surprised that you didn't post it. How come? My wife and I and my friends are 15+ year subscribers.
ReplyDeleteHi John,
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what happened, but we didn't get your comment. My apologies. If you would like to resubmit your comment please do.
Meanwhile - if you'd like to read what John says about Corn on his blog Click here
Thanks for replying, Todd. I don't have my exact post, but it was a shorter version of what I posted in my blog (a mix of good and not-so-good things to say about Corn). Since you were kind enough to link to it, I won't add any more here.
ReplyDeleteMorgan is going to not like Oxford and transfer to Brown. Kate is going to take in the child who is going to later become Winston Churchill.
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terrific and timeless show -- themes were pertinent today as much as then --
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I enjoyed the Huntington production of "The Corn is Green," lovingly done and very much a theatre piece. The play itself creaks badly, but to some extent that's the fate of what used to be thought of as "well-made plays." What is well-made about them is what also makes them predictable. The vogue in mid-20th Century plays for plot devices that set up tests of character seems particularly arbitrary in this play (the seduction, the pregnancy, the strange stipulation that Morgan never see his child or Miss Moffat again) and are ultimately unconvincing. This play is definitely a vehicle, and the Burtons, mother and son, justify it. As does the incomparable Will Lebow.
ReplyDeletePerhaps what makes the play somewhat dated, in addition to the predictable plot, is how the "little stranger" is treated. Contemporary moral sensitivity fortunately does treat children more than a inconvenient bundle that gets passed from hand to hand. Children have inherent rights to be loved for themselves and to know who their parents are. I was left with a slightly sick feeling as to the ending.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
ReplyDeleteI am never disappointed in the Huntington's great experimentation
in tradition.
A polished production all the way around; dialect and even Welsh were marvelously coached and delivered. The set, actors, music (esp. cum rhonda) were welded into a perfect unity. Cheers to everyone involved.
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