Fire will spread. West End. Feb 2027.
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN
A play by Kimberly Belflower
Directed by Danya Taymor
tickets on sale tomorrow 21 April 2pm
sign up for priority access from 12pm
Final show day 💚
Endless thanks to the cast, creatives, crew, staff and the audiences who met us night after night and made this unforgettable.
See you at the West End ✨
There are still ways to see Kimberly Belfower’s ★★★★★ ‘Joyous, blazingly intelligent play’ (Financial Times).
£15 Mondays: Every Monday, all Royal Court tickets are £15. Available to book from 9am on the day (online only).
Online Returns: Every day at midday we release any returned tickets for the following day’s performance.
Returns Queue: Join the in-person returns queue 90 minutes before each performance.
TodayTix Rush: Try your luck with £25 Rush tickets through the TodayTix app at 10am, Tue–Sat.
To be the first to hear about any future announcements and further opportunities to see the production, please sign up to our John Proctor is the Villain waitlist. Link in bio ✨
They contain frickin multitudes ❤️🔥 See a new look at the UK transfer of John Proctor Is the Villain (@johnproctorbway ), starring Sadie Soverall (@sadiesoverall ) as Shelby Holcomb.
📸: Camilla Greenwell
★★★★★ Financial Times
★★★★★ WhatsOnStage
★★★★★ London Theatre
★★★★★ Broadway World
★★★★ Time Out
★★★★ Evening Standard
★★★★ The Independent
★★★★ The Telegraph
Rave reviews are flying in for Kimberly Belflower’s ★★★★★ ‘Joyous, blazingly intelligent play’ (Financial Times).
'Directed with deep care' (WhatsOnStage) by Danya Taymor, and with 'phenomenal performances' from a cast of 'stars in the making' (Broadway World).
The entire run is sold out, but head to our website for more info on £15 Mondays, Returns and Rush! You can also sign up to hear about any future announcements 💚
📸 Camilla Greenwell
★★★★ ‘THE HYPE IS REAL’ - Time Out
★★★★★ ‘Absolutely essential...this is art that helps us to understand life’ - WhatsOnStage
★★★★★ ‘Beg, borrow, steal, but get yourself into this utterly galvanising room!’ - Broadway World
★★★★ ‘Terrifically provocative’ - Evening Standard
★★★★ ‘A fantastically cathartic play for anyone who’s ever had a reason to scream’ - The Independent
About. Last. Night. 🔥 John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower is officially open at the Royal Court, and the first reviews are in.
The entire run is sold out, but head to our website for more info on £15 Mondays, Returns and Rush! You can also sign up to hear about any future announcements 💚
First look at John Proctor is the Villain 👀
Tonight is press night and we’re sending best wishes to the entire company! 🎭
📍 Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
📅 26th March - 25th April 📸 Camilla Greenwell
We’ve kept you waiting long enough…
The first trailer for John Proctor is the Villain has dropped 🔥
Danya Taymor directs Kimberly Belflower’s bitingly funny, seven-time Tony Award-nominated fresh take on Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Performances start next Fri 20 March at the Royal Court.
🎟️ Tickets are sold out! Sign up to the waitlist for any future ticket releases.
🎥 @giomagics
Welcome to the Coven 📢
Introducing the cast of Kimberly Belflower's John Proctor is the Villain:
Lauryn Ajufo, Charlie Borg, Reece Braddock, Dónal Finn, Holly Howden Gilchrist, Clare Hughes, Miya James, Molly McFadden and Sadie Soverall.
Directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor, this bitingly funny, seven-time Tony Award-nominated reimagining of The Crucible is a story of girlhood, power, and questioning the narratives we were taught to believe. 🕯️🔥
Part of the Royal Court's 70th Anniversary Season.
📍 Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
📅 20th March - 25th April
🎟️ SOLD OUT! Link in bio to sign up for the waiting list
Presented by the Royal Court Theatre, Wagner Johnson Productions
Wessex Grove, Sonia Friedman Productions, Runyonland and John Mara Jr
