THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller – Presented by BOLT Productions at The Everyman

BOLT Productions present The Crucible, Arthur Millers powerfully disturbing account of the Salem witch trials that took place in Massachusetts in the 17th century.Rigid religious and moral views provoke a communitys mass hysteria when a young girl (Abigail Williams) and her friends accuse innocent people, who have slighted them, of performing witchcraft. The selfish cruelty of Abigails behaviour, and the willingness of the communitys religious leaders to rule with fear and violence, teach valuable lessons that are tragic and painful to witness.Millers classic parable draws a chilling parallel between the infamous witch-hunts and the McCarthyism which gripped America in the 1950s. This story of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice, culminating in a violent climax, is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusation.BOLT Productions present their profoundly intense and darkly energetic recreation of Millers classic tale, highlighting a shamefully sadistic chapter in human history.