THE CRUCIBLE
by Arthur Miller
PRODUCTIONS
Revd Parris (Duncan Eaton), Abigail (Lucy Hickman) and Proctor (Fraser Haines)
Wed 1 - Sat 4 March 1995 at 7.45pm
Northampton College Arts Centre, St Gregory's Road, Northampton
CAST & CREW
Betty Paris Nadia Shash
Revd Samuel Parris Duncan Eaton
Tituba Samantha Dunkley
Abigail Williams Lucy Hickman
Susanna Wallcot Vicky Waldock
Ann Puttnam Denise Swann
Thomas Puttnam Jem Clack
Mercy Lewis Frances West
Mary Warren Tracey Burbage
John Proctor Fraser Haines
Rebecca Nurse Ann Bowen
Giles Corey John Hendy
Revd John Hale Martin Borley
Elizabeth Proctor Mindy Robinson
Francis Nurse Tony Janney
Ezekiel Cheever Kevin Pinks
Marshal Herrick Peter Bennett
Judge Hawthorne Richard Allen
Deputy Governor Danforth Bob Benjamin
Sarah Good Elaine Geeson
Director Paul Geeson
Stage Manager Gerry Coles
Stage Assistants Rob Harrison, Malcolm Eva
Set Design and Construction Gerry Coles, Rob Harrison
Lighting Richard Walker
Costumes Jean McNamara, Joy Eason
Properties Julie Phipps
Prompt Grace Ciappara
Front of House Greta Hendy, assisted by friends of Masque Theatre
Photo gallery
Review: 'No amateurs in electric Crucible'
Mrs J.P. Richardson, audience member
Letter published in Chronicle & Echo, Northampton, 16 March 1995
Letter published in Chronicle & Echo, Northampton, 16 March 1995
I MUST comment on a play I saw on March 3, the Masque Theatre's production of The Crucible, before it becomes a fading memory. Unfortunately, it was not reviewed in your paper.
It was one of the best amateur productions I have seen in Northampton.
The play was described as "a powerful examination of the moral and social issues arising from the Salem witch hunts".
From the start of Act One, I could feel the "power" from the stage. The scenery and lighting were simple but effective.
Out of the 20 characters, I must make a special mention of three outstanding performances, by Martin Borley, Fraser Haines and Mindy Robinson. They took the 'amateur' out of this production.
At times, you could feel their electricity.
I wish the Masque success in the future. I'll be sure to book my tickets well in advance next time.
Samantha Dunkley as Tituba and Martin Borley as Revd Hales
Programme notes
Paul Geeson, director
The events depicted in this play took place in the village of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
The persons depicted are, for the most part, real people.
They are portrayed, to the best of the author's ability and drawing on contemporary records, displaying the known behaviour and suffering the same fate as their historical model.
Danforth and Hawthorne, however, symbolise the several judges who took part in the trials; Abigail was, in fact, younger than the 17 years portrayed here and the number of girls involved in the "crying out" has been reduced.
I believe that you, the audience, will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history.
Directed by Paul Geeson