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The Crucible.
Playwright - Arthur Miller.
Director - Jonathan Church.
Designer - Simon Higlet.
Lighting Designer - Mark Jonathan.
Composer - John Tams.
Associate Director Neale Birch.
Casting Director - Siobhan Bracke.
Cast - Here.
Dialect Coach - Sally Haugue.
Fight Director - Renny Krupinski.
Company - Birmingham
Repertory Theatre Company and The
Touring Consortium.
Venue Seen - Kings Theatre,
Edinburgh 0131 529 6000.
Edinburgh Dates & Time - 2-6 November 2004 at 7:30pm Matinee on
3 & 6 at 1:30 then tours on.
Full Tour details - Here .
Run Time - 3 hrs 10 mins including 20 min interval.
Reviewer - Georgina Merry.
Very freshness of the performance.
From the moment you clap eyes on the set you just know that its going
to be an exciting production. Without giving too much away, what the audience
are presented with before the play is like something out of a nightmare.
The large expanse of the Kings stage enclosed in dark stained wood creates
a murky, foreboding atmosphere that holds true to the very essence of
this mighty play. The stark set combined, muted lighting and puritan costumes
are effective but those who havent the best eyesight are warned that
this play has dim lighting and can at times be very dark.
And its not just the set design. Each and every cast member gives their
all to portray the complex characters so clearly depicted by Miller. If
you are familiar with the film then this play about the Salem Witch Hunts
is a must-see for it is almost everything the film fails to realise. Those
who know the play will be thrilled at the very freshness of the performance.
It is difficult to pick one actor who stands apart, for each actor gives
something special to their role. The result is just as the title suggests
a melting pot of vengeful motives, dark secrets, anguish, deceit and
bloody murder. You cannot help but be drawn into the chaos and confusion
who accused who? Who or what is to blame? Who will be next?
In an age when a new witch hunt for terrorists is upon us, Millers
allegory of the McCarthy trials seems more pertinent than ever. The play
is a lesson to us all and this production encompasses the fundamental
nature that lies beneath. Let us not forget that although this play is
fiction it is based on fact and what happened during the Salem and the
McCarthy Witch hunts were very real indeed. Bearing this in mind, this
performance leaves you with the disturbingly uncomfortable realisation
of what power combined with fear and suspision can do.
© Georgina Merry 2 November 2004 - Published on EdinburghGuide.com
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Tour Dates for The Crucible.
9 -13 Nov at 7:30pm & Sat Matinee 2:30pm Salford The Lowry 0161 876 2000.
16 - 20 Nov at Darlington Civic Theatre 01325 486 555.
22 - 27 Nov at 7:45pm and Wed & Thurs Mat at 2:30pm Bromley Churchill
Theatre 0870 060 6620.
29 Nov 4 Dec at 7:30pm Sat Mat at 2:30 Cardiff New Theatre 029 2087
8889.
Tour Ends.
Cast of The Crucible produced by Birmingham
Repertory Theatre Company and The Touring Consortium..
Reverend Parris Pip Donaghy.
Betty Parris Bethan Cecil.
Tituba Angela Phinnimore.
Abigail Williams Leah Muller.
Susanna Walcott Maria Golledge.
Ann Putnum Linda Broughtom.
Thomas Putnum Benny Young.
Mercy Lewis Michelle Tate.
Mary Warren Sara Beharell.
John Proctor Malcom storry.
Rebecca Nurse Mary Wimbush.
Giles Corey James Hayes.
Reverend Hale Paul Shelly.
Elizabeth Proctor Patricia Kerrigan.
Francis Nurse James Walker.
Ezekiel Cheever John Flitcroft.
Marshal Herrick Julian Protheroe.
Judge Hathorne Tom Marshall.
Deputy Governor Danforth - Oliver Cotton.
Sarah Good Linda Broughton.
Understudies Ann Putnum, Rebecca Nurse, and Sarah Good Elsbeth Benjafield.
Elizabeth Proctor - Linda Broughton.
Mercy Lewis Reverend Parris Abigail and Betty Parris Tituba and
Susanna Walcott Giles Corey, Francis Nurse, Judge Hathorne and Thomas
Putnum - Ted Pleasance.
John Proctor Julian Protheroe.
Reverend Hale, Marshal Herrick and Ezekiel Cheever Jack Reid.
Mary Warren Michel Tate.
Deputy Governer Danforth Benny Young.
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