THE CRUCIBLE

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.