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. The Crucible comes to Hackney Wick in 2019. Arthur Miller's urgent account of a community torn apart by the power of fear, directed by The Yard's Artistic Director Jay Miller. A woman led production.

Cast/Performers

Caoilfhionn Dunne (Proctor), Jacob James Beswick, Nina Cassells, Sophie Duval, Sorcha Groundsell, Jack Holden, Syrus Lowe, Lucy Vandi, Emma D'Arcy

Creatives/Company

Author: Arthur Miller
Director(s): Jay Miller, Sophie Parrott (CDG - casting director), Charlotte Fraser (assistant)
Design(s): Cecile Tremolieres, Cecile Tremolieres
Sound: Josh Anio Grigg
Music: Jonah Brody
Lighting: Jess Bernberg
Costume: Oliver Cronk