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. Running time: 2hrs 30mins exclu. interval

Cast/Performers

Jonathan Sidgwick (John Proctor), Tom Hartill (Reverend John Hale), Burtie Welland (Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth), Clare Harlow (Abigail Williams), Venetia Twigg (Elizabeth Proctor), Jennifer Kirby (Mary Warren), Maurice Byrne (Reverend Samuel Parris), Ella Brown (Betty Parris), Nicola Biden (Mercy Lewis), Jean Summers (Rebecca Nurse), Ross Ericson (Thomas Putnam), Anni Tosh (Ann Putnam), Iain James Monteath (Ezekiel Cheever), Gillian Dean (Susanna Walcott), Sophie Cartman (Tituba), Josiah Norris (Francis Nurse), Russell Turner (Giles Corey)

Creatives/Company

Author: Arthur Miller
Corporate Sponsor(s): Dr Martin Porter, Richard Armstrong
Producer: Louis Selwyn
Company: Black Ram Theatre Company
Director: Ross McGregor