THE CRUCIBLE is Arthur Miller’s dramatised and partially fictionalised story of the Salem witch trials which took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony at the end of the 17th century. Revived by Gatecrash Theatre, the play follows a close rural community as personal vendettas combine with lust and superstition to breed widespread hysteria and persecution. Miller’s timeless classic attacks the terrorising power of false accusations and consequences of damning mindless gossip. The power of one teenage girl’s claims and control over her peers has a devastating and long-lasting effect on an entire town.

After the success of the Wroughton Passion Play, Jerusalem and Breathing Corpses, Gatecrash Theatre brings together a professional production team and a taste for gritty, truthful storytelling to give this literary classic a new and terrifying breath of life. The show runs at Swindon Arts Centre every night at 7.30pm until Saturday. There is a matinee at 1.30pm on Saturday. Tickets are £13. To book call 01793 524 481 or visit swindontheatres.co.uk.