One of the twentieth century's landmark plays, Arthur Miller's The Crucible stands as both a historical record and a political parable for our times. In a small 17th century New England town a children's game has terrifying consequences as allegations of witchcraft break out. Quickly caught up in an unstoppable flow of paranoia, accusation and manipulation, the community is consumed by a climate of suspicion where no person is safe from his neighbour. An allegory of the chill... See more >