This production played at the Royal Court from March - April 2026, with a West End transfer announced for February 2027.
★★★★★
'A joyous, blazingly intelligent play'
Financial Times
‘One day, maybe, the new world we were promised will actually be new…’
Five young women running on pop music, optimism, and fury are about to shed light on the darkest secrets in their small town.
A story about girlhood, power, and questioning the narratives we’ve been taught.
'Vital, hilarious, thrilling, and urgently necessary' New York Times
★★★★★
'Absolutely essential'
WhatsOnStage
Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor (The Outsiders) directs Kimberly Belflower’s bitingly funny, fresh take on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.
Danya Taymorand Kimberly Belflower say: “We are thrilled and honored to bring John Proctor is the Villain to the iconic Royal Court Theatre where so many brilliant and audacious artists have created. It feels like special witchcraft that Arthur Miller’s The Crucible also made its English debut at the Royal Court exactly 70 years ago, and we can’t wait to present our production on the very same stage.”
★★★★
'A fantastically cathartic play for anyone who's ever had a reason to scream'
Independent
CAST
LAUREN AJUFO - Nell Shaw
CHARLIE BORG - Lee Turner
REECE BRADDOCK - Mason Adams
DÓNAL FINN - Carter Smith
HOLLY HOWDEN GILCHRIST - Beth Powell
CLARE HUGHES - Ivy Watkins
MIYA JAMES - Raelynn Nix
MOLLY McFADDEN - Bailey Gallagher
SADIE SOVERALL - Shelby Holcomb
CREATIVES
KIMBERLY BELFLOWER - Writer
DANYA TAYMOR - Director
AMP, featuring TERESA WILLIAMS - Sceneography
SARAH LAUX - Costume Designer
NATASHA KATZ - Lighting Designer
PALMER HEFFERAN - Sound Designer & Original Composition
HANNAH WASILESKI - Projection Design
J. JARED JANAS - Hair & Makeup Design
TILLY EVANS-KREUGER - Movement Director
GIGI BUFFINGTON - Voice / Dialect Coaching
LAUREN HALVORSEN - Dramaturg
JULIA HORAN, CDG - Casting Director
MARIUS RØNNING - Production Manager
CHARLIE BUNKER - Lead Producer - for Impossible Producing
JACK FARRELL - Lead Producer
STEVEN ATKINSON - Executive Producer