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 →
A near-perfect adaptation. Superb. I only wish I'd had a better seat.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 →
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 →
Connaly Akiyama
A beautiful appeal to integrity,
An extraordinary cast.
He have his goodness now.Read more →
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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 →
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 →