Tag Archives: The Crucible

The Crucible, Theatre Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Marni Stanley, Anthony Devine, Abby Bush, Amy Dalton, Samantha Westwell, Sara Chadwick, Rebecca Barrett, Olivia Grace, Nadine Cullen, Harvey Fitzpatrick, Georgia Rooney, John O’Grady, Thomas Dalton, Kaylee-Ann Meredith, Peter Shock, Mark Harper, Georgia Wills, Christopher Hird, John Dixon, John McGee, Sophie Powell, Ashley Male, Amy Allen, Liam-Powell-Berry.

The power of a play rests in the hands of those who contribute to it long after the author’s death. The command of its direction, the will to continue to shape modern thought offers energy in the very best of productions and arguably continues to place dynamism into the words of plays, including perhaps one of the very finest of the 20th Century, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.

The Crucible, Theatre Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(562 words, estimated 2:15 mins reading time)

The Crucible, Theatre Review. Static Gallery, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Tony Irwin, Christine Heaney, Sally Fildes-Moss, Kevin Foott, Jack Spencer, Sophie O’Shea, Donna Ray Coleman, Dan Pendleton, Lee Burnitt, Shaun Roberts, Leanne Jones, Paula Stewart, Meera Bala, Alex Clark, Bradley Thompson, Sophie Kirby.

Within 12 months Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, arguably one of the towering stage works of the 20th Century, has been performed in Liverpool by two amateur dramatic companies. In both cases the play that has been seen by audiences has left them spellbound and lost for words. This particular version by Tell-Tale Theatre at the Static Gallery and Directed by Emma Whitley and produced by Leanne Jones is without doubt the finest production possibly seen on either side of the Atlantic in decades and something that the playwright would have salivated over and found disturbingly majestic.

The Crucible, Theatre Review. Static Gallery, Liverpool. full post

(386 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

Tell Tale Theatre To Bring Arthur Miller’s Classic, The Crucible, To The Static Gallery.

Tell Tale Theatre’s production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible opens at Static Gallery on 10 April 2013.

THE CRUCIBLE, a timeless exploration of POWER and FEAR, written by American legend Arthur Miller, is to be performed by a unique ensemble cast, thanks to the creative dynamism of Liverpool’s Tell Tale Theatre.

Arthur Miller’s tense drama of principle and paranoia is to be Tell Tale Theatre’s third major production and Director Emma Whitley can’t wait for opening night. “The play is all about power, and explores the lengths humans will go to in order to achieve it. This is a timeless idea, and still resonates within society today. Our intention is to bring a fresh take on a classic masterpiece, creating an immersive, multimedia audience experience from the moment they enter the venue.”

Tell Tale Theatre To Bring Arthur Miller’s Classic, The Crucible, To The Static Gallery. full post

(439 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

The Unity Theatre Reveals Its 2013 Spring Season.

The Unity Theatre in Liverpool has enjoyed a remarkable year of theatre during 2012. Some of the amazing productions that have thrilled audiences during the year have included the incredible Waiting For Brando which starred Paul Duckworth and Carl Cockram, Jane McNulty’s Our Lady of the Goldfinches, a superb re-working of The Crucible, Spike Theatre’s hilarious The Games and Tmesis Theatre’s tour de force Wolf Red with the brilliant Elinor Randle.

The Unity looks to continue this into 2013 with the launch of their new season of productions. The new year sees the electrifying Big Wow return in their hit sell out show The Art of Falling Apart from January 9th till January 26th Robert Farquhar’s acclaimed play stars Matt Rutter and Tim Lynsky.

The Unity Theatre Reveals Its 2013 Spring Season. full post

(365 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

Betrayal, Theatre Review. Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.

Originally published by L.S. Media. June 2nd 2012.

L.S. Media Rating *****

Cast: John Simm, Colin Tierney, Ruth Gemmell, Thomas Tinker.

There’s a lot of media baggage that gets dragged along whenever a new production of the late Harold Pinter gets a much needed run on a tour. The fact that Pinter’s work can rouse so much passion and enjoyment in almost every line, even when some of the audience can be audibly heard afterwards that they didn’t get what the play was about, just adds to the mystique and power of the man’s writing as everyone decided to dissect each and every line.

Betrayal, Theatre Review. Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. full post

(469 words, 1 image, estimated 1:53 mins reading time)