The Crucible by Arthur Miler
directed by Lyndsey Turner

A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller’s captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma).

★★★★★ The National at its best”  Daily Telegraph

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.

★★★★★ really great…digs deep into the play’s questions of human longing for justice  Daily Mail

★★★★★Turner has produced a Crucible for the ages Yorkshire Post

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.

★★★★☆ Miller’s Crucible burns bright once more Evening Standard