Headlong director Holly Race Roughan puts a fresh, intoxicating spin on a classic play in the Bolton Octagon’s new production

Director Sarah Frankcom allows her actors to breathe and, given the space the sparse staging at the in-the-round Exchange provides, they’re able to push their character to a limit that is a joy to behold.

According to director Douglas Rintoul, The Crucible is ‘the perfect play for our post-truth times’.