THE TRIAL
WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE ECKERSLEY (ADAPTED FROM ARTHUR MILLER’S THE CRUCIBLE)
Liars go to hell. But what happens when everyone is hiding the truth?
Salem, Massachusetts, 1692.
When a group of young girls are discovered dancing in the forest, fear and suspicion begin to spread through a deeply religious community. What starts as an attempt to avoid punishment quickly becomes something far more dangerous as accusations of witchcraft take hold and the girls discover the extraordinary power of being believed.
At the centre of the growing hysteria is Abigail Williams, a young woman determined to bury the truth of her past relationship with John Proctor. As neighbours turn against neighbours and accusation becomes evidence, Salem's court grows increasingly unwilling to distinguish truth from fear, vengeance and self-interest.
John Proctor knows the accusations are built on lies. But exposing them will require him to reveal a truth of his own—one that could destroy his reputation, his marriage and everything he has fought to protect.
As the trials gather momentum and innocent people face the gallows, the people of Salem are forced to choose between reputation and integrity, obedience and conscience, survival and truth.
The Trial, written by Christie Eckersley, is a gripping examination of fear, power and collective hysteria—and of what happens when protecting an institution becomes more important than confronting the truth.
helensvale CAST
DIRECTED BY christie eckersley
TUGUN CAST
DIRECTED BY MONIQUE RABIE
