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Bilkisu Zhang

Good version of a classic play. It’s nothing surprising or innovative but the atmosphere was good and I like the choice of putting some absurdity scenes at the back. This play will be relevant forever at any place in any society, this is the disgrace of humanity. You can’t help feeling cracked when the ‘leave me my name’ plead comes out, it represented the intellectuals like Miller himself, but it also stared into every soul on the earth, questioned our ‘good nature’ and meaning of existence.Read more →

Stuart King

The characters — John and Elizabeth Proctor and Rebecca Nurse — whose piety, moral fortitude and common sense is sustained to the end of the play, renounce the proceedings triggered by Abigail Williams’ accusations and the collective hysteria which follows. Meanwhile, Thomas Putnam, a landowner of the period, enhances his estate by acquiring parcels of land and property as successive families succumb to the trials. The tragic parallels with **** Germany are difficult to ignore.Read more →

Denise Yates

It started slowly which emphasised the power of the leaders and their use of that power over the community. The actors slowly built up the tensions demonstrating through the judge the fears the leaders had of losing their power if they showed compassion and sense. Great stage sets and music that complemented the atmosphere. Humour was subtle and effective. I thoroughly enjoyed the performance.Read more →

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Craig Bird

Superbly staged and acted, The Crucible is a story which continues to have relevance in a society where it is beholden in the accused to prove their innocence rather than have their guilt proven. The way characters appear from the dark stage rear gives an eerie quality and the whole production is wrapped in a moody brooding claustrophobic atmosphere. Theatre drama at its best.Read more →

enrico vlaic

This play should be worth a solid 6 stars. The staging is simply breath taking on top of a very solid performance from all actors. Tension is always quite high yet it keeps on getting higher. I didn't want it to end. This is a play you have to see at the national theatre, I think the West end version won't be able to be as visually stunning.Read more →

Lia Martirosova

The play is engaging, witty and extremely relevant. Love Arthur Miller’s ahead of his time portrayal of McCarthyism, which makes you wonder what his take would have been on the current cancel culture. I did find the portrayal somewhat lacking; were it not for the quality of the play itself, I would have given this less starsRead more →

Oliver Ferman

3.5 stars would be fairer. This was full of good performances but it failed to move me and I found the scenography quite underwhelming. The first half is slow but it dramatically improves when Danforth enters after the intermission. Solid theatre just not memorable.Read more →

David Roy

Classic play in a wonderful setting. The ensemble cast was uniformly excellent with n ‘star turns’ to distract. The capacity audience was rapt from start to finish, even if the front row got a little wet from the (effective but a little superfluous) rain curtain.Read more →

Gaia Rizzatello

Great staging with a masterful use of light. Quite long and with an ending open to interpretation (in my opinion), a classic story that has themes that still apply nowadays.Read more →

Laura Jean Healey

A dark and twisted tale that reveals the fragility of a community and how quickly the supposed word of **** can be used to destroyRead more →

OX2 Reviews

A powerful retelling of a seminal piece in America’s literary history. As important now as it was at the time of Miller’s writingRead more →

Tito Espinosa

Great great great production! First time seeing the play and thoroughly enjoyed it!Read more →

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