27/07/2026
๐ญ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง: ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ
Carlow Little Theatre Society is delighted to return to the stage of the George Bernard Shaw Theatre this November with a bold and innovative production of Arthur Millerโs classic play, The Crucible.
Directed by Michael Somers, this major production brings together an accomplished cast of Carlow and Kilkenny actors to tell one of the most powerful and enduring stories in modern theatre.
Set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, The Crucible begins as whispers of witchcraft take hold in a deeply religious community. What starts with a group of young girls and a handful of accusations quickly descends into fear, suspicion and hysteria. Neighbour turns against neighbour, old grievances surface, and accusation becomes a weapon with devastating consequences.
At the centre of the gathering storm is John Proctor, a man forced to confront his own past as the courts demand confessions and names. As fear overwhelms reason and reputation becomes a matter of life and death, Arthur Miller poses a timeless question: what happens when a society chooses accusation over truth?
Powerful, tense and remarkably relevant more than 70 years after it was first performed, The Crucible is a story of conscience, courage, reputation and the terrible price of mass hysteria.
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26th to 29th November 2026
๐ข 7.30pm
๐ George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Carlow
๐๏ธ Tickets: โฌ23 | โฌ21. Via:
https://visualcarlow.ie/whats-on/carlow-little-theater-presents-the-crucible
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Betty Parris: Kate OโConnor
Rev. Samuel Parris: Paul Behan
Tituba: Helen Dunne Tully
Abigail Williams: Shannon OโDoherty
Susanna Walcott: Grace McNiece
Goody Ann Putnam: Lianne Murphy
Thomas Putnam: Paul Dunne
Mercy Lewis: Avril Lakes
Mary Warren: Mia Weir
John Proctor: Richard Duffy
Rebecca Nurse: Deirdre Fleming
Martha Corey: Margaret McKenna
Giles Corey: Gerry Kavanagh
Rev. John Hale: Ciernan Parker
Goody Elizabeth Proctor: Aoife Reddy
Francis Nurse: Paddy OโByrne
Ezekiel Cheever: Scott Cooper
Marshal Herrick: TK Siziba
Hopkins: Caleb Noctor
Willard: Luca Dolan Ruiz
Judge Hathorne: Paddy Behan
Deputy-Governor Danforth: Paul McManus
Sarah Good: Edwina Hopkinson
๐ฆ๐จ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง โ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ
Susannah Martin
Asher Hennessy
Elizabeth Howe
Sarah Wildes
๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ค๐จ๐๐
Kellie Butler
Aoife Doyle
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐๐
Director: Michael Somers
Producer: Aisling OโHalloran
Assistant Director: Ann Gleeson
Assistant Director: Raymond Farrell
Lighting Design: Tadhg McSweeney
Sound Design: Paul Dunne
The Crucible is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Plays Limited under the auspices of the Drama League of Ireland (DLI).
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ, ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น.
