The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Part One

Here’s an American classic. The Crucible, the great play by Arthur Miller, premiered in 1953, and it famously used the 1690s Salem Witch Trials to offer a commentary on McCarthyite America. Thanks to LA Theatre Works, you can now listen to the play online. The production stars Stacy Keach, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley, Jr., Joe Spano, and Michael York, among others. And it’s directed by Martin Jenkins.

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  1. The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Part One

    —Huffduffed by adewale on January 25th, 2010

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    Here’s an American classic. The Crucible, the great play by Arthur Miller, premiered in 1953, and it famously used the 1690s Salem Witch Trials to offer a commentary on McCarthyite America. Thanks to LA Theatre Works, you can now listen to the play online. The production stars Stacy Keach, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley, Jr., Joe Spano, and Michael York, among others. And it’s directed by Martin Jenkins.

    —Huffduffed by norelpref 3 years ago

  2. Guardian Books podcast: Andrew Miller wins Costa book of the year

    Andrew Miller reads from and discusses his novel Pure, which has won this year’s Costa book of the year prize, and we listen in to last night’s award ceremony.

    As Andrew Miller’s Pure is anointed the 2011 Costa book of the year, we listen in to the award ceremony with Sarah Crown and discuss what his win means for the 40-year-old prize. Miller talks to Lindesay Irvine about hope, history and his approach to fiction, and reads a section from his novel, which is based on the true story of the demolition of Paris’s cemetery of Les Innocents soon before the country was convulsed by revolution.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2012/jan/25/andrew-miller-costa-book-of-2011-podcast

    —Huffduffed by adactio 11 months ago

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    Andrew Miller discusses his Costa prize winning novel Pure with James Naughtie . Set in pre-revolutionary Paris, the book is a gripping, earthy story about the clearing of a huge cemetery in the area now known as Les Halles.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/bc

    —Huffduffed by adactio 2 months ago