Read more about the article REVIEW: The Crucible, Olivier National Theatre (2022)
Credit: Erin Doherty as Abigail Williams (Photo: Johan Persson)

REVIEW: The Crucible, Olivier National Theatre (2022)

The real life lessons of Salem "The witch-hunt was a perverse manifestation of the panic which set in among all classes when the balance began to turn towards greater individual…

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The Crucible (Image: Felicity McCabe)

NEWS: The Crucible at the Olivier directed by Lindsey Turner from 14th September 2022

The Crucible previewing from 14th September REVIEW at the OLIVIER CLICK HERE   The Crucible (Image: Felicity McCabe) Lyndsey Turner (Under Milk Wood) will direct Arthur Miller’s The Crucible in…

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Lennie James as Salter and Paapa Essiedu as Bernard 2 (Photo: Manuel Harlan)

REVIEW: A Number, Old VIc (2022)

Lennie James and Paapa Essiedu play the father Salter and three of his batch of cloned sons.  The very act of cloning is in itself a challenge to the sense of self and individuality for these men.  The first one we meet wants to know if he is the first but his father doesn't tell the truth.  Salter, the father, talks about litigation and suing someone for the loss of identity.  He implies that the cloning of "a number" was carried out without his consent.

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