The Crucible

by Arthur Millerdirected by Malcolm Ash
June 1958
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed The Crucible in June 1958.

Cast

Betty ParrisKay Gibbons
Rev. Samuel ParrisIvor K. Dykes
TitubaMary Smith
Abigail WilliamsAnne Murgatroyd
Susanna WallcottGillian Emmett
Mrs. Ann PutnamMaureen Rutter
Thomas PutnamHenry Faber
Mercy LewisJoan Milbourne
Mary WarrenDorothy Grossbard
John ProctorJack Lewis
Rebecca NurseOlive Richardson
Giles CoreyRay Spurgeon
Rev. John HaleGeorge Westmoreland
Elizabeth ProctorJanet Brown
Francis NurseGerry Armytage
Ezekiel CheeverJohn Craven
John WillardKen Alexander
Judge HathorneGeoffrey Hinsliffe
Deputy-Governor DanforthPhilip Weston
Village GirlsJackie Hall
 Elin Toona
 Hazel Bedford

Backstage team

DirectorMalcolm Ash
Stage ManagerSidney Irving
Assisted byHazel Hunter
 Patricia Whittam
WardrobeIrene Wells
 Wyn Hill
DecorHazel Hunter
 Sidney Irving
LightingIvor K. Dykes
Auditorium ManagerMichael Atha
Box OfficeMargaret Shackleton
 Dorothy Kyne
 Ernest Greaves

Archive documents

The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.

Download: Programme
(140 KBytes)

Add to the archive

We’re always looking to add to our archive of past productions – if you have any other memories of The Crucible, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Other productions

Leeds Arts Centre has also performed The Crucible on other occasions, in 2009 and 1976 – more details of those productions can be found by following these links to their pages in this archive.