The Crucible (National Theatre) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (25)
See it if you like great actors doing a brilliant show.This show is as relevant today as it was when first written.We never seem to learn, do we?
Don't see it if you HATE over produced show.The rain pre-show is absurd and has ZERO to do with the story.It is an example of a theatre showing off.
See it if you want to see a revamped version of a classic with stunning use of lighting and suggestions of the supernatural
Don't see it if you prefer a traditional version of Arthur Miller's play; or you think Abigail Williams was a wrong ' un - she is portrayed sympathetically
See it if You want to see a classic with a fab cast.
Don't see it if You struggle to keep concentration.
See it if A great, well written play. Superb production
Don't see it if Slow at the start, but worth the time.
See it if you haven't seen this Arthur Miller classic before.It's powerful, relevant and absorbing, overall well acted with some very memorable scenes
Don't see it if you're expecting some updated touches, or something new to say about this play. The director keeps it simple, spare & with little movement.
See it if you want to see a modern classic presented traditionally and faithfully. Time has taken none of this plays potency.
Don't see it if you’re expecting something groundbreaking. This seems to tread old ground and does so very slowly. Read more
See it if You want a clear traditional take on THE CRUCIBLE
Don't see it if You are expecting a revelatory experience Read more
See it if you want to see one of the finest American plays with an excellent emsemble led by Brendan Cowell & Erin Doherty; beautiful Es Devlin set
Don't see it if have narrow-minded religious sensibilities - the play shows how the marriage of church and state leads to disaster; the play is 3 hours long
Critic Reviews (10)
"Turner’s production rolls over us with the remorseless, implacable intent of a bulldozer."
Read more
"It’s a bit like one of those remastered editions of classic albums: a little crisper, a little deeper, you can hear a few new sounds, but ultimately it’s great for the reasons it’s always been great."
Read more
"In terms of the drama itself, it is difficult for a play of this calibre to go awry...Still it kicks off with wobbles and appears like a play being performed by numbers at the start."
Read more
"The evening builds an accumulating and harrowing sense of crushing internal logic and group-think."
Read more
"For all its moments of poetry, this is an evening that only intermittently delivers hushed terror."
Read more
"It’s an unforgettable opening to Lyndsey Turner’s magnificent revival of 'The Crucible,' setting up the chilling horror in which humanity turns in on itself with deadly consequences."
Read more
"Miller’s vivid language rings out like a burnished bell. And the play’s discordant clamour is our own."
Read more
"It’s a play of sensory beauty and moral ugliness, showing that no drug is more powerful than self-righteousness, whatever side you’re on."
Read more