A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller’s captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma).
National Theatre Live: The Crucible■
Synopsis
A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller’s captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma). Raised to be seen but not heard, a group of young women in Salem suddenly find their words have an almighty power. As a climate of fear, vendetta and accusation spreads through the community, no one is safe from trial. Lyndsey Turner (Hamlet) directs this contemporary new staging, designed by Tony Award-winner Es Devlin (The Lehman Trilogy).
Captured live from the Olivier stage at the National Theatre.
Credits
Rating: 15
Genre: Drama
Director: Lyndsey Turner
Stars: Erin Doherty, Brendan Cowell
Reviews
★★★★★ Daily Telegraph
"The National at its best"
★★★★★ Daily Mail
"Really great...digs deep into the play's questions of human longing for justice"
★★★★★ Sunday Times
"Lyndsey Turner’s production of The Crucible is a scorcher"
