By Arthur Miller
Set amid the Salem witch hunts, The Crucible, arguably Arthur Miller's greatest play, sees a community divided by jealousy and superstition.
As witchcraft hysteria takes hold, choices have to be made: conform to survive or uphold your beliefs whatever the consequences.
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Show all reviewsThe Daily Telegraph
“Under the direction of Timothy Sheader, the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park has become one of the most exciting venues in London.”
“Oliver Ford Davies is absolutely terrifying as Danforth... with his granite-like authority and that extraordinarily compelling voice that sends shivers down the spine as it rasps, rumbles and roars.”
The Observer
"It's amazing what Timothy Sheader has achieved as artistic director of the Regent's Park Open Air theatre. He's made an outing into a theatrical event, and turned a decorative space into a vital one... his productions let rip. Sheader makes the play look as if it's found its perfect home."
The Times
“A midsummer night’s scream... beneath the amber night skies of modern London, the fate of Salem still grips and troubles”
The Independent
“Patrick O’Kane plays Proctor with a tremendous physical frenzy and fervour”
“Emma Cunniffe gives a heartbreaking portrait of wifely stoicism”Time Out
"Timothy Sheader's decision to open this year's season with Arthur Miller's towering 1952 drama triumphantly pays off."
"As the darkness gathers, the imagery is extraordinarily potent"
The Mail on Sunday
"Sheader's vivid production grips like a vice... Patrick O'Kane's John burns with guilty passion... Oliver Ford Davies is truly terrifying"
CREATIVE TEAM
- Jon Bausor – Designer
- Sarah Bird CDG – Casting Director
- Charmian Hoare – Dialect Coach
- Barbara Houseman – Voice Coach & Text Consultant
- Paul Keogan – Lighting Designer
- Renny Krupinski – Fight Director
- Fergus O'Hare – Sound Designer
- Nick Powell – Composer & Sound Score
- Tim Sheader – Director
- Liam Steel – Movement Director
CAST
- Lucy May Barker – Mercy Lewis
- Charlie Cameron – Susanna Walcott
- Philip Cumbus – Reverend John Hale
- Emma Cunniffe – Elizabeth Proctor
- Anni Domingo – Tituba
- Susan Engel – Rebecca Nurse
- Oliver Ford Davies – Deputy-Governor Danforth
- Christopher Fulford – Reverend Parris
- Patrick Godfrey – Giles Corey
- Christopher Hunter – Judge Hathorne
- Bettrys Jones – Mary Warren
- Paul Kemp – Ezekiel Cheever
- Alexandra Mathie – Ann Putnam/Sarah Good
- Gary Milner – Marshal Herrick
- Patrick O'Kane – John Proctor
- Ellie Paskell – Betty Parris
- Malcolm Rogers – Francis Nurse
- Emily Taaffe – Abigail Williams
