The Crucible (West End) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (101)
See it if You love The Crucible and inventive takes on it, creative and visually stunning sets, and brilliant all around performances from the cast.
Don't see it if You dislike the National Theatre’s inventive productions of classics (I know some people who really don’t, though I personally love them.) Read more
See it if You are interested in the witch trials. Love gritty acting
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See it if You can get a ticket in the last few days. Totally absorbing and great acting.
Don't see it if You can’t concentrate or challenge the grey matter.
See it if you like stories about groupthink, hysteria, and hypocrisy. The staging made excellent use of space and sound; the lines are very relevant
Don't see it if you want to hear a flawless American accents; you like to go deep on individual characters—this production felt more story-driven
See it if you love classic plays that remain relevant today, well put to stage amid breath taking scenography with a large cast
Don't see it if you prefer stories the outcomes of which are not widely known
See it if you love the classics
Don't see it if lots of emotions and darkness it not your thing
See it if You like an atmospheric play primarily centered around court room drama. Has the rain foredrop which although a bit gimmicky looks cool
Don't see it if If you are looking for something light, not long and less predictable
See it if You like a classic
Don't see it if You want something fast paced
Critic Reviews (11)
“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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“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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“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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