![]() ![]() Unconventional Revival Of A Mesmerizing Tragedyĭavid Rooney from The Hollywood Reporter loved this work, which he called a companion piece tragedy to van Hove’s earliest production of A View from the Bridge, praising the mesmerizing acting and the pared down, indeterminate sets. Jesse Green from Vulture was equally moved by the production, calling it a brilliant demonstration of hysteria, and again remarking that it was the opposite of the cod liver oil it must have seemed in English class. Upon the show’s opening, Ben Brantley from The New York Times called it the “freshest, scariest play in town,” remarking that a play that might have seemed merely worthy when it was read in English class here takes on a vivid terror due to van Hove’s characteristic removal of all period associations from the work, allowing it to reverberate transparently as a timeless portrayal of mass fear and conspiracy. Generally Rave Reviews For This Radical Reimagining Bougere ( A Raisin in the Sun) as Judge Hawthorne, and Jenny Jules as Tituba. The production stars Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan as Abigail Williams, along with an exciting cast including Ciarán Hinds ( Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) as Deputy-Governor Danforth, Sophie Okonedo ( A Raisin in the Sun) as Elizabeth Proctor, Ben Whishaw ( Hamlet at the Old Vic) as John Proctor, Bill Camp ( Death of a Salesman) as Reverand John Hale, Tavi Gevinson ( This Is Our Youth) as Mary Warren, Jason Butler Harner ( The Coast of Utopia) as Reverend Samuel Parris, Jim Norton ( Of Mice and Men) as Giles Corey, Tina Benko ( Irena’s Vow) as Ann Putnam, Teagle F. The Crucible, which is Arthur Miller’s play dealing with the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts in the 17 th century, began previews on March 1, 2016, and opened on March 31, 2016. "The Crucible" Stars Several Oscar Nominees Just this past fall, he bewitched critics and audiences alike with his wildly reconceived production of Arthur Miller’s play A View from the Bridge, starring Mark Strong and Nicola Walker, in a transfer from the Young Vic in London.Īpparently the producer of that production, Scott Rudin, was delighted with the Ivo van Hove’s work, because he immediately set in motion another revival of an Arthur Miller classic, also directed by van Hove, to debut just one month after the closing of A View from the Bridge. ![]() Arthur Miller Classic Reimagined By Avant Garde Belgian Director ![]()
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