THE CRUCIBLE
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Joseph Meighan

“We are what we always were…”

Betty Parris lies in a trance after a childish game spins out of control, and accusations of witchcraft are quickly manipulated by those with something to gain.

However, when false allegations reach fever pitch, the devout community of Salem, Massachusetts descends into a cauldron of hysteria, manipulation and paranoia it can never return from…

What lies are the townspeople prepared to tell themselves in order to survive?

Speak of the devil and he appears. Nobody is safe.

Written in the 1950s when the insidious fear of communism gripped America, “The Crucible” is a devastating portrayal of the human cost of tyranny and vengeance, and a timeless warning to us all.

An intense and revolutionary piece by Arthur Miller (Death of A Salesman, A View From The Bridge, All My Sons) - inspired by the 1692 Witch Trials in Salem.

This play appears on the recommended Secondary School Reading List.