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.

Cast/Performers

Milly Alcock (Abigail Williams), Brian Gleeson (John Proctor), Caitlin FitzGerald (Elizabeth Proctor), Ron Cook (Giles Corey), Christopher Birch, Lucy Brindle, Grace Farrell, Chyna-Rose Frederick, Miya James, Ebony Jonelle, Tama Phethean, Amy Snudden, Nia Towle, Samuel Townsend, Fisayo Akinade (Reverend Hale), Matthew Marsh (Danforth), David Ahmad, Zoe Aldrich, Stephanie Beattie, Raphael Bushay, Henry Everett, Nick Fletcher, Colin Haigh, Nadine Higgin, Gracie McGonigal, Alastair Parker, Joy Tan, Tilly Tremayne

Creatives/Company

Author: Arthur Miller
Producer: National Theatre
Director(s): Lyndsey Turner, Alastair Coomer (CDG - casting), Naomi Downham (casting), Blythe Stewart (associate director), Bret Yount (fight), Ita O'Brien (intimacy director), Louise Kempton (intimacy director)
Design(s): Es Devlin, Ellie Wintour (associate set design)
Costume: Catherine Fay
Lighting(s): Tim Lutkin, Max Narula (associate lighting designer)
Sound(s): Tingying Dong (content design), Christopher Shutt (system design)
Music: Caroline Shaw (also arranger)
Musical Director(s): Osnat Schmool (also arranger), Alice Grant (assistant)
Other(s): Daniele Lydon (dialect coach), Hazel Holder (dialect coach)