Details

Salem, Massachusetts 1692. When the stories of three local girls are taken as gospel, a small village populated by Puritans and petty local rivalries, is thrown into panic by talk of witchcraft. The community begins to purge itself, and as accusations fly suspicion alone is accepted as evidence. Written during the vigorous and unscrupulous investigations of Senator J R McCarthy in 1950's America. The Crucible is a timeless portrayal of communal hysteria and the evil of mindless persecution. Presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd.

Cast/Performers

Robert Bowman (Reverand Hale), Ken Bradshaw (Ezekiel Cheever), Elaine Cassidy (Abigail), Tim Chipping (Herrick), Laura Elphinstone (Susannah Walcott), Alison Garland (Mercy Lewis), Lorna Gayle (Tituba), Ian Gelder (Parris), Iain Glen (John Proctor), Darlene Johnson (Rebecca Nurse), James Laurenson (Danforth), Susan McGoun (Sarah Good), Caroline O'Neill (Ann Putnam), Trevor Peacock (Giles Corey), James Pearse (Hopkins), Clifford Rose (Francis Nurse), Helen Schlesinger (Elizabeth Proctor), Catherine Skinner (Ensemble), James Staddon (Thomas Putnam), John Stahl (Hathorne), Michelle Terry (Mary Warren), Zoe Thorne (Betty Parris)

Creatives/Company

Author: Arthur Miller
Producer: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director: Dominic Cooke
Design: Hildegard Bechtler
Lighting: Jean Kalman
Music: Gary Yershon
Sound: Paul Arditti