The Crucible by Arthur Miller (there will be a second production in July for KS3 students). With an intimate cast and crew of 30, Maidstone Grammar School for Girls will transport you to Salem, Massachusetts. It is the year 1692 and all is not well in this strict Puritan community. Witchcraft is suspected…
Based on real events Miller’s classic brings to life the famous Salem Witch Trials where a group of teenage girls start to accuse men and women of witchcraft. The efforts of the court to find out the truth are swayed by the hysteria that the girls create in the courtroom. The judge chooses to believe the girls’ stories, to save the reputation of the court, and this leads to tragic consequences. The Crucible is the GCSE Drama set text so it does deal with some dark themes/subject content; therefore, we would recommend that this show is suitable for Year 10 students upwards.
The production will be performed by students from Years 10 to 12 and will take place on Wednesday, 12th February and Thursday, 13th February in the Main School Hall, starting at 7pm. The PFA will also kindly be selling refreshments on both evenings. Those students involved have been working extremely hard and hope that you will be able to join them on one of the evenings.
A letter about tickets was sent out via ParentMail earlier this week. Tickets are £6 per adult and £4 for concessions. As we are staging the piece in the round seating is limited so we will not be selling tickets ‘on the door’ so order your tickets today!
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