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[title]Kimberley Belflower’s ‘John Proctor is the Villain’ was the big Broadway hit of 2025, a dazzlingly clever response to and remake of Arthur Miller’s landmark play The Crucible, set in a US high school, with added Taylor Swift songs.
And this spring, it’s heading our way. Although casting is TBA, Danya Taymor’s seven times Tony nominated production is the one we’re getting, restaged at prestigious new writing theatre the Royal Court as part of its hugely exciting seventieth anniversary production.
Set in a school in a small town in rural Georgia, the play centres on five female classmates who are not only studying The Crucible, but get caught up in Crucible-like events as debate whether or the play’s nominal hero John Proctor is indeed the villain, as opposed to Abigail Williams, the young woman he has an affair with and then discards. This sharp, funny reimagining is fueled by pop music, optimism, and rage, as its protagonists expose the darkest secrets of their small town.
Tickets are going fast – and will go faster when the cast is announced – but with a high school setting and young vibe, the Royal Court Theatre and Time Out have teamed up to offer under-35s exclusive access to 2,000 tickets at £25 - your best chance to catch one of 2026’s most exciting new openings.
All you need to do? Sign up at here before midnight on Friday 30 January to receive the exclusive booking code.
Please note the following criteria when booking these tickets:
- Maximum two tickets per booking
- Both ticket holders must be under 35 on the date of your chosen performance
- IDs may be checked upon arrival at the theatre
- The booking link and code will be sent out to those who have signed up, on Tuesday 3 February, at midday.