REVIEW: John Proctor Is a Villain

John Proctor is the Villain – Royal Court Theatre, Lodon

Writer: Kimberly Belflower Director: Danya Taymor Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, which premiered in 1953, may have been a dramatisation of 17th-century witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, but it was also a thinly veiled allegory of the contemporary anti-Communist witch hunts being undertaken by Joe McCarthy. Since its publication, The Crucible has become a standard high [...] The post John Proctor is the Villain – Royal Court Theatre, Lodon app…

REVIEW: John Proctor is a Villain

Rating: 5 out of 5. “The most validating theatrical experience a young woman can have!“ “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.” Written by Kimberly Belflower and directed by Danya Taymor, this eagerly anticipated Broadway transfer moved the audience to tears at the Royal Court The…