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A superbly produced, brilliantly acted play. it was so compelling that I was in tears at the end!

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Congratulations on a superb production. The staging was very successful, the opening scene with back projection of the dancing girls particularly so, and the acting throughout the large cast was excellent. It is of course a great play, which we last saw the play at The National in 1990. Your production compared very favourably.

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"My wife and I are regular theatregoers - regarding the National as our local! - and our visit to the Barn (for the first time) for the last night of The Crucible followed on from our seeing Playing with Fire at the Olivier on Thursday. I am not suggesting that the two plays are in any way comparable but I have to say that as far as quality of production is concerned, the Barn production was highly professional and beautifully executed. Congratulations to all concerned. Recently, I have been reading Miller’s autobiography Timebends and I think Miller would have been delighted with the production. The Barn Theatre of course lent itself to the play, giving even more enjoyment. We have the web address logged into our computer and will be on the look-out for future productions."

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The potent story unfolded in The Crucible is told through a large number of carefully-drawn characters. The way they are portrayed as individuals and their relationships with each other is vital in building a composite picture of events surrounding the Salem witch trials of 1692.

The Barnstormers’ production, directed by Paul Longhurst, showed most of those involved as real-life people with recognisable strengths, weaknesses and foibles. As important, they were clearly shown against the background of the times in which they lived, which is essential in order for audiences to comprehend the mass hysteria that gripped New England.