The Druid Circle

Summary

1960 BBC production, from Wales, of The Druid Circle by John van Druten.

Theatre play

The Druid Circle by John van Druten (1901-1957) [more information]

Play synopsis

Set in a small university town near the English-Welsh border, The Druid Cirlce contrasts the flow of young students into the university with the increasingly isolated professors. One is particularly embittered: Professor White vents his frustrations on the students Megan Lewis and Tom Lloyd-Ellis.

Production history

First performed in New York in 1947.

Date of transmission

Saturday 3 December 1960

Time

8.35-10.05pm

Series

Saturday Playhouse

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

David J. Thomas

Playwright

John van Druten (1901-1957)

Designer

Alan Taylor

Cast

Emrys Cleaver	Professor Parry Phillips
Betty Cooper	Miss Trevelyan
William Devlin (1911-1987)	Professor White
Alan Downer	Tobin
Emrys James	Tom Lloyd-Ellis
Madge Jones	Blodwen
Mary Jones	Mrs Maddox
Terence Longdon	Maddox
Mary Merrall	Mrs White
Anita Morgan	Megan Lewis
Anna Turner	Miss Dagnall

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

universities, as theme or setting; Welsh drama

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 1 December 1960 (Magazine)

Linking notes

illustrated article, p. 4; listing, p. 9