‘The theatrical equivalent of a gripping page turner.’ - Newsday
‘Miller’s oft-told tale of trials, truths, and sorcery, is still a spellbinder.’ - Entertainment Weekly
‘There is no arguing with the enduring relevance and immediacy of the story.’ - The New York Times
An indisputable masterpiece of twentieth century theatre is revisited in this landmark production, with David Wenham tackling one of the most challenging roles in the dramatic canon.
A dark magic possesses the Massachusetts town of Salem. The God-fearing citizens are on their guard – no one is beyond suspicion, indeed even the meekest neighbour could be consorting with the Devil. As investigations into witchcraft reach their highest pitch, a young woman points a condemning finger at Elizabeth, the blameless wife of John Proctor. But Proctor finds he cannot save her without unearthing his own black sin.
Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible at the height of the McCarthyist witch-hunts, but as the decades roll on it has emerged as a timeless classic – the notions of ‘accuser’ and ‘accused’ burning as fervently today as when it was written.
Photography by Marcel Aucar
