Gielgud Theatre
Shaftesbury Ave, Soho, London W1D 6AR
Venue informationThe National Theatre’s acclaimed new production of THE CRUCIBLE is playing at the West End’s Gielgud Theatre this June for a strictly limited season.
Milly Alcock, star of the HBO Max Game of Thrones’ spin-off House of the Dragon, will be portraying the role of Abigail Williams, with Caitlin FitzGerald (Masters of Sex) as Elizabeth Proctor, and Brian Gleeson (Bad Sisters) as John Proctor.
Olivier Award-winner Lyndsey Turner directs this electrifying new production with design by Es Devlin in a ‘magnificent restaging’ (The Telegraph) of Arthur Miller’s masterpiece, a gripping parable of power and its abuse.
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What is The Crucible about?
A witch hunt is beginning in Salem…
Raised to be seen but not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a terrible power. As a climate of fear spreads through the community, private vendettas fuel public accusations and soon the truth itself is on trial.
Ticket Information
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Running Time
TBC
Cast & Creatives
Milly Alcock (Abigail Williams), Caitlin FitzGerald (Elizabeth Proctor), Brian Gleeson (John Proctor).
Lyndsey Turner (Director), Es Devlin (Set Designer), Catherine Fay (Costume Designer), Tim Lutkin (Lighting Designer), Tingying Dong (Sound Designer – Content Design), Christopher Shutt (Sound Designer – System Design), Caroline Shaw (Composer and Arranger), Osnat Schmool (Music Director and Arranger), Alastair Coomer CDG and Naomi Downham (Casting), Blythe Stewart (Associate Director), Ellie Wintour (Associate Set Designer), Max Narula (Associate Lighting Designer), Bret Yount (Fight Director), Ita O’Brien and Louise Kempton (Intimacy Directors), Danièle Lydon and Hazel Holder (Dialect Coaches), Alice Grant (Assistant Music Director)
Please note: This production contains strong language and themes which some may find distressing. Bright lights are used during transitions. Haze is used throughout.
Reviews
The Telegraph
'A gripping revival of Arthur Miller’s masterpiece. The National Theatre at its best.'
Sunday Times
'A five-star scorcher'
Evening Standard
'Miller’s Crucible burns bright once more'
Financial Times
'Stark and stunning…a beautiful production'