Though schematic, Kimberley Belflower’s Broadway hit, a punchy riposte to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, is a terrific piece of provocative entertainment. It uses the model of the high school comedy (think Glee, which Belflower namechecks) to expose contemporary parallels with the often-unaddressed issue of consent and sexual assault in Miller’s revered classic.
It has five rare foreground roles for young women, four of them strong: in Danya Taymor’s British premiere, Sadie Soverall and Miya James give standout performances. This is a thrilling addition to the 70th anniversary season of the English Stage Company at the Royal Court, which mounted the first British production of The Crucible in 1956.
