Badger's Green (play) explained

Badger's Green
Premiere:	12 June 1930
Place:	Prince of Wales Theatre, London
Orig Lang:	English

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

Mr. Butler - Felix Aylmer
Mr. Rogers - Frederick Burtwell
Mr. Butler's secretary - Maisie Darrell
Dickie Wetherby - Robert Douglas
Ginger - George Elliston
Major Forrester - Louis Goodrich
Mary - Kathleen Harrison
Dr. Wetherby - Horace Hodges
Mrs Wetherby - Margaret Scudamore
Woman - Peggy Seton
Mrs. Forrester - Hilda Sims
Mr. Twigg - Sebastian Smith

Notes and References

Book: Wearing, J. P.. The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. May 15, 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. 9780810893047. Google Books.
Web site: Badger's Green (1934) - BFI. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114065656/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/24823. dead. 2009-01-14. BFI.
Web site: Badger's Green(1949) - BFI. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207010655/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a8e6b30. dead. 7 February 2018. BFI.
Web site: Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine . Lostshows.com . 2016-11-17 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214746/http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=b2049661-f400-420f-b258-33972ddd714e . dead .
Web site: Badger's Green (TV Movie 1938). 22 June 1938. IMDb.
Web site: "ITV Television Playhouse" Badger's Green (TV Episode 1958). IMDb.
Web site: Lost UK TV Shows Search Engine . Lostshows.com . 2016-11-17 . 11 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711155634/http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?episode=1de74e0f-3deb-49f2-be72-f603e600ea3f . dead .