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The Crucible

Based on Arthur Miller's allegorical play set in Salem Massachusetts in 1692 this powerful adaptation portrays the disintegration of a society once superstition and the power of organised religion are exploited to settle scores for personal gain and even survival.

Date:
2019
Company:
Scottish Ballet
Choreographer:
Helen Pickett
Dramaturge:
James Bonas
Design:
Emma Kingsbury and David Finn
Lighting:
David Finn

Reviews:

Peter Salem’s atmospheric score mixes devotional songs with jolting electro crow caws and shrieking strings, while David Finn’s spare set and lighting amplifies the gloom.

Anna Winter 4 Aug 2019 The Guardian

…this International Festival premiere is everything you want it to be: dramatically cogent, compact and clear, starkly handsome (the costumes are by Emma Kingsbury, who shares credit for the set with the chief lighting designer David Finn), superbly scored by a composer, who eerily happens to be named Peter Salem, and beautifully danced. In short, with this bewitchingly good touring production Scottish Ballet has a hit on its hands.

Donald Hutera 5 Aug 2019 The Times
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Photos: Jane Hobson