The Corn is Green (London) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (9)
See it if you like a terrific play, brilliantly staged, with incredible acting.I have never given a show a rating of 100.But this one is flawless.GO!
Don't see it if you are looking for Mama Mia or Jersey Boys. This has something important to say and says it well. Great story. Perfection!
See it if Had a very unique staging style of building up the set as the piece progressed. Great story and acting
Don't see it if You like a more traditional production
See it if you love Nicola Walker.
Don't see it if you don't want to sit through a 2.5 hour drama.
See it if You want a story with an historical context that delivers statisfying storytelling with great ensemble cast
Don't see it if You are looking for fast paced , wise cracking comedy
See it if You enjoy a play and can follow a story
Don't see it if You have poor concentration or don't like plays
See it if You’re a Nicola walker fan, she puts in a great performance
Don't see it if Don’t enjoy welsh choirs
See it if You want to be stimulated by good writing & acting
Don't see it if If you don’t like serious theatre Read more
See it if You like period pieces
Don't see it if You are expecting a lot of singing
Critic Reviews (9)
It would be easy to write off this revival of Emlyn Williams’ semi-autobiographical drama as an example of post-lockdown “comfort theatre”...But if it is comfort viewing, it is undeniably artful, affecting and hugely entertaining.
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I can’t see anything other than A*s being bestowed on Walker’s unmissable performance...School-days may or may not be the best days of our lives; what this riveting evening brings home is how crucial they invariably are.
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Yes, it’s all very old-fashioned, and the neatly packaged ending wouldn’t get through a script conference at Call the Midwife. Signing off with Thanks for the Memory is clumsy, too. Yet for all that, it’s still a curiously watchable time capsule.
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It's that sense of voice, of education unlocking an ability to speak, that makes The Corn is Green such a powerful story. This production reveals that truth under the melodramatic gesturing. As Noel Coward said of cheap music, it is extraordinary how potent it is.
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Yet this is ultimately a paean to the self-sacrificing dedication of great teachers – and, thanks to Walker’s blazing performance, it’s a lesson that touches the heart too.
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This is a fine example of how to revive a dated play and make it feel postmodern and fresh. But the text of ‘The Corn is Green’ lacks the raw power needed to make this exercise feel worthwhile...Strong performances and an undeniable momentum make it fun to watch, but there's not much to ponder when the music fades.
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Cooke is aware of the play’s faults and is content to examine rather than erase them, but the greatest strength here is that he finds the play’s missing heart.
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Although the play is a heartfelt tribute to Miss Cooke, Williams’s own teacher, it is written with an uneasy mixture of jolly humour and deeply felt idealism.
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