Betrayal
Presented at Crucible
Running time: Approximately 1 hour 30 mins, no interval
‘I picked Charlotte up and lifted her high up, high up, and then down and up. Do you remember how she laughed?’
‘Everyone laughed’
As Jerry and Emma reminisce about times gone by, it’s clear they both yearn for the security of the past.
After a seven year affair, their final meeting brings to light the destructiveness of their betrayal and how a single moment in time would change the lives of everyone around them forever.
John Simm returns to the Crucible stage alongside Ruth Gemmell and Colin Tierney in Harold Pinter’s heartbreaking comment on love and relationships. 4 stars The Times4 stars The Telegraph
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‘director Nick Bagnall exposes [Betrayal’s] multiple facets with the precision of a diamond-cutter’
‘Colin Richmond’s set is as sparse and charged as the acting and the dialogue’
The Observer
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‘highly recommended’
‘superb’
‘impressive revival’
4 stars _Mail on Sunday
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‘Ruth Gemmell, John Simm and Colin Tierney are riveting’ 4 stars The Sunday Times
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‘praise needs to start with, and be shared by, director Nick Bagnall and designed Colin Richmond’
‘John Simm as Jerry and Colin Tierney as Robert are brilliantly combative’ 4 stars Yorkshire Post
—- 4 stars The Times
—- 4 stars The Telegraph
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‘strikingly designed by Colin Richmond’
‘Nick Bagnall’s new production…creates a memorable sense of unease’
‘John Simm brings an engaging boyish quality to Jerry’
‘Colin Tierney scarily captures the barely suppressed violence and cruelty of the betrayed Robert’
The Cast
Ruth Gemmell
Emma
John Simm
Jerry
Colin Tierney
Robert
Thomas Tinker
Waiter
Creatives
Nick Bagnall
Director
Colin Richmond
Designer
Peter Mumford
Lighting Designer
Alex Baranowski
Composer and Sound Designer
Crucible
The Crucible is the main producing venue in the Sheffield Theatres complex. On occasion, the Crucible hosts touring work. The Crucible is also the home of the annual World Snooker Championship.
The performance area is a thrust stage which extends into the auditorium, enabling the audience to watch the action on three sides. No member of the audience is ever further than 22 metres from the stage, and the sightlines are excellent, offering equality of experience across the auditorium.
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