Badger's Green
First edition: Victor Gollancz, 1930
Written byR.C. Sherriff
Date premiered12 June 1930
Place premieredPrince of Wales Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish

Badger's Green is a 1930 British comedy play written by R.C. Sheriff. A company has ambitious plans to redevelop the quiet, picturesque village of Badger's Green. The inhabitants mount a resistance campaign and it is eventually decided to settle the future of the village by playing a cricket match.

The play originally opened in June 1930 at London's Prince of Wales Theatre, where it ran for only 35 performances.[1] It has however, been adapted for the screen three times: a 1934 version starring Valerie Hobson,[2] a 1938 version starring Maurice Denham and a 1949 version starring Garry Marsh.[3] It was also adapted for television twice: a now-lost[4] 1938 version on BBC television[5] and a 1958 version as part of ITV Television Playhouse,[6] also lost.[7]

Original West End cast

References

  1. ↑ Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893047 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Badger's Green (1934) - BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Badger's Green(1949) - BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine". Lostshows.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Badger's Green (TV Movie 1938)". IMDb. 22 June 1938.
  6. ↑ ""ITV Television Playhouse" Badger's Green (TV Episode 1958)". IMDb.
  7. ↑ "Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine". Lostshows.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2016.


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