The Druid Circle

Summary

BBC production of The Druid Circle by John van Druten, transmitted ‘from the BBC’s Welsh television studio’ (Radio Times, 8 March 1957, p. 21).

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

Thursday 14 March 1957

Time

8.30pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

David J. Thomas

Playwright

John van Druten (1901-1957)

Designer

John Cooper

Cast

David Aylmer	Tobin
Jean Cadell	Mrs White
Emrys Cleaver	Professor Parry Phillips
Betty Cooper	Miss Trevelyan
Marilyn James	Megan Lewis
Madge Jones	Blodwen
Mary Jones	Mrs Maddox
Terence Longdon	Maddox
Ralph Michael	Professor White
Brian Peck	Tom Lloyd-Ellis
Maureen Pryor	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, 8 March 1957 (Magazine)

Linking notes

pp. 7 (article) and 21 (listing)

Title

Ten Years before Lucky Jim (Newspaper review)

Reference

The Manchester Guardian, 15 March 1957, p. 7

Title

Welsh TV Reflects National Gift for Drama: Memorable Plays and Outside Broadcasts (Newspaper article)

Reference

The Manchester Guardian, 6 August 1957, p. 2

Linking notes

passing mention of the production