The Crucible

by Arthur Miller
Directed by Laurence Olivier

The National Theatre

The Old Vic - First performance 19th January
1965

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• Betty Parris . . . . . . Janina Faye
  Reverend Samuel Parris . . . . . . Kenneth Mackintosh
  Tituba . . . . . . Pearl Prescod
  Abigail Williams . . . . . . Louise Purnell
  Susanna Walcott . . . . . . Janie Booth
  Goodwife Ann Putnam . . . . . . Barbara Hicks
  Thomas Putnam . . . . . . Trevor Martin
  Mercy Lewis . . . . . . Sheila Reid
  Mary Warren . . . . . . Jeanne Hepple
  John Proctor . . . . . . Colin Blakely
  Goodwife Rebecca Nurse . . . . . . Wynne Clark
  Giles Corey . . . . . . Frank Finlay
  Reverend John Hale . . . . . . Robert Lang
  Goodwife Elizabeth Proctor . . . . . . Joyce Redman
  Francis Nurse . . . . . . Keith Marsh
  Ezekiel Cheever . . . . . . Michael Turner
  Marshal Herrick . . . . . . Mike Gambon
  Deputies . . . . . . Terence Knapp
  L Robert Russell
  Judge Hathorne . . . . . . Peter Callier
  Deputy-Governor Danforth . . . . . . Anthony Nicholls
  
  
  

  There were a few cast changes on the production, Sarah Miles originally played Abigail Williams. The play was a critical success and Arthur Miller said at the time that it was the best production of his play to date. He also claimed that British actors had a better understanding of the language and accent than American actors.

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