“Turner’s production reminds us of the dangers of throwing stones and how the thin line between true and false sometimes hinges on someone’s agenda and not on facts.”
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“I still don’t get the point of the sporadic curtain of rain that dominates her set, but apart from that, this is an important and satisfying show, which has benefited from a commercial transfer. Yes, it runs for three hours. Yes. It’s worth it.”
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“This is still a production that, for all the slick visuals, music and menacing sound effects, generates an aura of terror only intermittently...In the end, it’s the actors in the supporting roles who really catch the eye.”
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“Turner stages the piece with real dramatic flair. We dwell upon long, tense interludes through which a large cast of characters furtively scurry, the tension building inexorably until a sudden, fluid scene change radically reconfigures Es Devlin’s design in the blink of an eye.”
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“The staging, the direction, the production elements and indeed the cast makes ‘The Crucible’ a show that impresses on all fronts and is a fitting addition to the legacy of Arthur Millers classic. I have reached my verdict and my judgement is that this show really is devilishly good.”
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The themes of crowd mentality really shine through in this production and while some scenes lose the energy and pacing, on the whole, this is a well-rounded and well-performed production of this American classic. It’s a story about power with disastrous consequences.
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“A magnificent revival, with a strong ensemble. Even if you’ve seen ‘The Crucible’ before, it’s always worth another trip.”
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“Miller’s play rings with the rhetoric of righteousness, deployed by and against the townspeople, after its teenage girls start to have mysterious fits. The challenge is to force us to connect it with the uncomfortable witch-hunting, truth-denying culture of our own times.”
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