The Crucible (2010)

24 May – 19 June

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. The 2010 production, directed by Artistic Director Timothy Sheader, "gripped like a vice" (Mail on Sunday) and cemented the 2010 season as one of the most successful in the theatre's history.

The Crucible (2010) — Photo: Catherine Ashmore

The cast

Christopher Fulford

Reverend Parris

Ellie Paskell

Betty Parris

Anni Domingo

Tituba

Emily Taaffe

Abigail Williams

Charlie Cameron

Susanna Walcott

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Alexandra Mathie

Ann Putnam/Sarah Good

Lucy May Barker

Mercy Lewis

Bettrys Jones

Mary Warren

Patrick O'Kane

John Proctor

Susan Engel

Rebecca Nurse

Patrick Godfrey

Giles Corey

Philip Cumbus

Reverend John Hale

Emma Cunniffe

Elizabeth Proctor

Malcolm Rogers

Francis Nurse

Paul Kemp

Ezekiel Cheever

Gary Milner

Marshal Herrick

Christopher Hunter

Judge Hathorne

Oliver Ford Davies

Deputy-Governor Danforth

Creative team

Timothy Sheader

Director

Jon Bausor

Designer

Nick Powell

Composer and Sound Score

Liam Steel

Movement Director

Paul Keogan

Lighting Designer

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Fergus O'Hare

Sound Designer

Sarah Bird CDG

Casting Director

Renny Krupinski

Fight Director

Barbara Houseman

Voich Coach and Text Consultant

Charmain Hoare

Dialect Coach

Reviews

Daily Telegraph

“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 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"

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."