Arthur Miller's play 'The Crucible', a Garrick production, is due to receive a series of performances in Altrincham in mid-May.
The plot involves Betty Parris, who is discovered in a trance after a children's game goes wrong. Quickly, false accusations of witchcraft surface, and these are exploited by those eager to gain from them. The devoutly religious community of Salem in Massachusetts becomes a cauldron of paranoia, manipulation and mass hysteria. Whilst the people of the town lie to themselves for survival.
This tense revolutionary work was penned in the US in the volatile 1950s, at the height of the communist red scare. The play, inspired by the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, is a powerful portrayal of the inevitable human price to be paid for tyranny and revenge, of which it is a constant reminder.
'The Crucible' was written by Arthur Miller, who also wrote 'Death of a Salesman' and 'All My Sons', and this production is directed by Joseph Meighan. It also features on the Secondary School Reading List, so Q&A sessions for schools are available on request.
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'The Crucible' will run from Monday 11th May to Sunday 17th May at the Garrick Playhouse, Altrincham.
