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The Crucible
• directed by Tony Nelson
October 1976
The Civic Theatre
Leeds Arts Centre performed The Crucible in October 1976.
Cast
| Reverend Parris, the Minister of Salem | Gordon Carlin |
| Betty Parris, his daughter | Gillian Watson |
| Tituba, his Negro slave | Betty Triggs |
| Abigail Williams, his niece | Chris Polley |
| Susanna Walcott | Christine Lamy |
| Mrs Ann Putnam | Gillian Thresh |
| Thomas Putnam, her husband, a well-to-do landowner | Jim Young |
| Mercy Lewis, the Putnams’ servant | Christine Wilson |
| Mary Warren, the Proctors’ servant | Debbie Smith |
| John Proctor, a farmer | Robin Polley |
| Rebecca Nurse, Francis’s wife | Monica Brown |
| Giles Cory, a garrulous old man | Trevor Money |
| Reverend John Hale, the Minister of Beverly | Alan Mitcheson |
| Mrs Elizabeth Proctor, John’s wife | Mary Nelson |
| Francis Nurse, a landowner | Roger Cook |
| Ezekiel Cheever | Geoff Mountain |
| Marshal Herrick | John Dickson |
| Judge Hathorne | Philip Pawson |
| Deputy-Governor Danforth | Graham Alchorne |
| Sarah Good | Betty Johnson |
| Mrs Martha Corey, Giles’ wife | Joyce King |
| Hopkins, a guard | Douglas Harris |
Backstage team
| Director | Tony Nelson |
| Stage Manager | George Westmoreland |
| Set | John Kerwin-Davey |
| Sound Effects | Douglas Harris |
| Prompt | June Stevenson |
| Costumes | LAC Team |
| Properties | Doreen Parker |
| Publicity | Gordon Wilson |
| Box Office & Ticket Sales | John Pemberton |
| Maggie Rhodes | |
| Front of House Manager | Anne Robinson |
Archive documents
The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.
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 1958 – more details of those productions can be found by following these links to their pages in this archive.
