Norwich Players

The Norwich Players present
The Crucible - A play by Arthur Miller.

What happens when religious extremism drives a community to persecute its own people? Arthur Miller's study of paranoia and retribution is as relevant now as when he wrote it in the wake of McCarthyism in 1950s America.

The Crucible, starring Richard Armitage, played to sold-out audiences at London's Old Vic in 2014. It is based on the true story of the Salem witch-hunt, which convulsed a pious community in 17th century America.

Miller felt The Crucible is best staged in an intimate setting and this Maddermarket production is staged partly in the round. You, the audience, are invited to judge the proceedings as much as those dispensing "justice" in the play. The Crucible was made into an award-winning film in 1996 starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder.

Directed by Chris Bealey