**** The Daily Telegraph
“Under the direction of Timothy Sheader, the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park has become one of the most exciting venues in London.”
“The production succeeds in creating a charged atmosphere of ominous dread more usually encountered in the cinema than on the stage”
“Oliver Ford Davies is absolutely terrifying as Danforth...with his granite-like authority and that extraordinarily compelling voice that sends shivers down the spine as it rasps, rumbles and roars.”
Charles Spencer**** The Times
“A midsummer night’s scream”
“Beneath the amber night skies of modern London, the fate of Salem still grips and troubles”
Libby Purves**** The Independent
“Patrick O’Kane plays Proctor with a tremendous physical frenzy and fervour”
“Emma Cunniffe gives a heartbreaking portrait of wifely stoicism”
Michael Coveney**** Metro
“This is a meaty, strongly atmospheric production...that literally spills off the bare board set”
Claire Allfree**** Whatsonstage.com
“This is a big moment in the history of the Open Air Theatre, and Sheader’s team...rise to the challenge with ardour and magnificence.”
Michael Coveney**** Time Out
"Timothy Sheader's decision to open this year's season with Arthur Miller's towering 1952 drama triumphantly pays off."
"As the darkness gathers, the imagery is extraordinarily potent"
Sam Marlowe**** The Mail on Sunday
"Sheader's vivid production grips like a vice...Patrick O'Kane's John burns with guilty passion...Oliver Ford Davies is truly terrifying"
Georgina BrownThe Observer
"It's amazing what Timothy Sheader has achieved as artistic director of the Regent's Park Open Air theatre. He's made an outing into a theatrical event, and turned a decorative space into a vital one...his productions let rip. Sheader makes the play look as if it's found its perfect home."
Susannah ClappEvening Standard
“As the wind shivers through the trees, the sky darkens, and the temperature drops, the supernatural aspect of Miller’s writing becomes persuasive”
Henry HitchingsThe Guardian
“Emma Cunniffe brings out the puritanical coldness beneath his wife’s charity”
Michael BillingtonDaily Mail
“There’s no question that director Timothy Sheader offers a powerful, chastening and atmospheric production.”
Patrick Marmion
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