The Crucible

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Event The Crucible
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 9 May 1991
Opening Date 11 May 1991
Last Date 15 June 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Miller's parable of communist 'witchhunts' in America during the McCarthy era, transposed to Salem during the witch trials
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Religion
Supernatural
Surveillance
Trials
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Cummins Actor
Venetta Fields Actor
Jan Friedl Actor
Frank Gallacher Actor
William Gluth Actor
Douglas Hedge Actor
Philip Holder Actor
Bob Hornery Actor
Irene Inescort Actor
Jo Kennedy Actor
Tammy McCarthy Actor
Robert Menzies Actor
Kevin Miles Actor
Helen Morse Actor
John Murphy Actor
Vivienne Walshe Actor
Alison Whyte Actor
Ross Williams Actor
Katherine Crawford-Gray Assistant Stage Manager
Tony Tripp Designer
Roger Hodgman Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Arthur Miller Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Kerry Saxby Sound Designer
Trevlyn Gilmour Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in the early 1950s at the height of the McCarthy hearings.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May 1991
Event Identifier 13989
Dataset AusStage