The Crucible was performed on 27rd-28th May in The Nuffield Theatre at Lancaster University.
Cast & Crew
Director: Aurelia Gage
Assistant Directors: Alex Owens and Louise Cross Producer: Paula Kolar Assistant Producer: Walker Zupp Stage Manager: Beth Adams Assistant Stage Managers: Matthew Fox and Jack Brayshaw John Proctor: James Boné Elizabeth Proctor: Máire Robinson Abigail Williams: Chiara Wakely Mary Warren: Molly Hirst Reverend Hale: Liam Wells Reverend Parris: Liz Duggan Mrs Putnam: Imogen Gray Rebecca Nurse/Sarah Good: Katie Marrin Judge Danforth: Greg Walker Francis Nurse: Jack Maidment Ezekiel Cleever: Andrew Holt Tituba: Sophia Oldeide Betty Parris: Abbie Grundy |
In the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls go dancing in the forest and are caught by the local minister, Reverend Parris. One of the girls, Parris’s daughter Betty, falls into a coma-like state. A crowd gathers in the Parris home while rumours of witchcraft fill the town. Having sent for Reverend Hale, an expert on witchcraft, Parris questions Abigail Williams, the girls’ ringleader, about the events that took place in the forest.
In a small tight-knit community, personal grievances collide with lust and superstition, fuelling widespread hysteria. Arthur Miller’s timeless parable attacks the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusations. |
"Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it." - Reverend Hale
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"So good I saw it twice." - Isobel Everatt