Richard Armitage, The Crucible 

God, this man is perfect! His every gesture, the way he talks, his intricated mind, his vocabulary, his deep voice, the expresion in his eyes, the wrinkles around them, the quietness, the contradiction between his innate power and his insecurities, all make him beyond charming, he's hypnotic.

I have recently become of fan of RA from the Hobbit movies and watching North and South about 2 months ago and since then have watched everything he's been in that I can find and am happy he has this role even though I will never see it. I'm glad doors keep opening for him, he's a truly beautiful, gifted actor, human being and gentleman and in today's world that's refreshing and delightful to see.

Please record and release a DVD of this! So many of us would love to go see this live--I'm sure Mr Armitage will be spectacular, as always--but since we can't, we'll settle for the next best thing. What I'd give to go and watch for myself though!

Terrific interview. I'm surprised by the relatively modern-day look of the poster. And am even more intrigued by how Yael Farber will interpret Miller's iconic play. Wish I could be there to see it!

Please consider doing a DVD of this. I have seen so many people begging for one. Thank you :D

Loved him in this. A classic actor in one of the 20th century’s best stage plays. And he wasn’t playing a dwarf. Although I did miss his long hair from the HOBBIT movies…

Got our tickets, flying in from Ireland, end of August, 3 WHOLE MONTHS to wait! Really looking forward to seeing this amazing actor who is my favourite Guy. Saw the film in 1996(?) with Daniel Day-Lewis, it was harrowing but very memorable, sure Richard will be as good as, if not better!

Quite overwhelmed even by this short video and The Old Vic poster. I have followed Richard's career for years now and believe he will be sublime in this role. Sadly I can't be there to see it in person so I pray they make a video of it! PLEEEASE!

I managed to see this on Wednesday 3rd and it was absolutely amazing! Richard Armitage is such a wonderful actor and so are the rest of the cast!

Got my ticket for September, but I really hope the play will be filmed and released as DVD or video on demand. I surely would buy it in a second and people unable to fly to London would have, at least, an opportunity to watch it. As usual, Richard Armitage adds his passion and dedication to the character. Can't wait to see the result. I'm intrigued but the modern Proctor the official poster shows. The modernity of Miller's text is a punch in the teeth for everyone taking the disturb to reflect a little. I'm sure Director Farber will give us a stunning adaptation of the original play.

Thank you so much for posting this! It s great to hear that this project means so much to him. I will see the play more than once in July and I'm so much looking forward to it. The theme is universal and will, unfortunately, never be out of date. I thought I would never see Richard Armitage live, but it will finally happen! He is my fovourite actor of all time. He is such a talented actor and such a humble and beautiful person. I'm so proud of him. I wish wim all the best in in his life and career.

Thank you for posting this! Wonderful to hear Richard's thoughts.

So excited my timing in London coincides with this production! One of my favorite plays since college!

Thank you for posting this wonderful interview! I booked my ticket for september, but I will be also very interested in a DVD release. Richard Armitage is an amazing actor! I can't wait to see him in The Crucible, I'm sure he will be great.

I'm going to see this four weeks tonight. Excited doesn't even begin to cover it!!

What a fantastic video! I won't be able to see the play as I live in Florida, but looking forward to reading reviews from those who do see it. To hear Richard talk about our society and how cruel we are to one another brings a profound sadness..because it's so true! Will be interesting to see how this play affects those in the audience. Way to go Richard!!!

It's really too bad that plays like this will never see DVD release following the play's run for those who can't go to London or New York to see them. Very few people ever get to see these and it's both sad and unfair the rest of us will never see them.

I have tickets on June 28, four weeks from today, it's such a long wait! Please consider a DVD release!

Astonishing production - immense, powerful performances from everyone and I believe it was filmed earlier this week so hope that will be available at some point.

I saw this at Catholic University of America with my grandparents (they got a special alumni deal on tickets), and I was in tears by intermission.

I read this particular play out loud with my class mates in 5th or 6th grade. I remember feeling rather horrified that people could be so viciously cruel to each other and lay such hateful and damning accusations upon others out of hatred, jealousy, spite, greed, whatever, KNOWING that the accused would suffer so horribly for it. So many innocent people were murdered because of this sort of thing around the world, from the Inquisition to the Salem Witch Trials and beyond, to the 50's and 60's here in the US with the Anti-Communism movement that laid condemnation on often innocent people, all for the same reasons, and often with pretty horrible results - from imprisonment and deportation to torture and even death. It's a deplorable act to condemn someone to such a fate for selfish ends, knowing the person they condemn is innocent. I've never understood how people can be so inhumanly cruel to others, especially towards people they know. Richard is right though, that such a play forces you to look at yourself, your motives and how you treat others. Often the thing we hate most is that which we are forced to see when we look in the mirror. Is it any wonder that the most vicious and spiteful people tend to not have mirrors in their house?

This is so wonderful. Richard is a fabulous actor, and I know this play will be amazing! I live in the States, so unless I won the lottery, I won't get to see it either, so thank you for this.

A perfectly cast Richard Armitage I can't wait to see the passion he will undoubtedly bring to the role. I have friends from OZ coming over - now that's RA dedication. Such a shame The Old Vic won't be filming it as there's such a big demand out there for it on DVD.

Wonderful work and the selection of the most suitable Richard theatrical ingenuity .. I hope that watching the play but I can not I live in Saudi Arabia .. I wish I could get a cd

Thank you for posting this! It is Wonderful !

This is really going to be amazing. Being that I am in the States, I will not be able to travel to see this. But I do hope this might become videotaped or broadcast. If so, and it comes to DVD, you can take my money. Please.

Hurray! Digital Theatre has just announced they are going to film this very production! :)

Thanks for this interview! This play will surely be really great and the cast seems a beautiful one. Too bad I can't come to see it cause I'm sure it will be a very great event and moment. Please, can we have it in video? It would be a beautiful gift first for all those who will enjoy the play at the oldvictheatre plus a very great attention for those like me we saddly will never see it otherwise. Please, can you think about it? I'm sure the DVD will have a real success and you will never regret doing the recording. Thanks!

I would love to go! I love Arthur Miller and I'm a huge fan of Richard Armitage. But I live in Spain! I'm crying! Why flights are soooo expensive!

I wish there were more plays during this year. I really like to see it and HIM and now I cannot afford it to go there... :( please....

Sad to miss this. Not even a NT Live broadcast is planned.

I´m going to see it in three days and I can´t wait!!

Will see this in August :) :) :) Going to London especially for this!

Oh how I want to see this!!

He'll be Awesome :)

Vorrei vederti solo per un istante Richiard !! Ti prego Dio non chiedo molto !!!!

Wow is magnific :)

Please bring the play "home" to New York City and Broadway!

Non puoi capire quanto vorrei vederti anche solo per un istante ma purtroppo io sono in Italia e per questioni economici e un po' lontano per me ! Ma so ' che sarai all ' altezza di tutto ciò come sempre ti auguro tutto il bene del mondo ! Chissà un giorno se ci riuscirò a vederti ... Lo vorrei tanto , kiss kiss my love ....

NO, CAN'T WAIT 3 whole months! Got husband tickets for his birthday and will be there for the 1st performance! OF COURSE he wants to see it twice! He's delighted to see his little wife deliriously Happy. See Richard, what you've done? Now you have a man in your 'Army' of 'well-wishers' ! AND we would buy a d.v.d of this as well. - Please Old Vic ?

conpre la obra directamente a The Old Vic de Londres , pero desearia poder verla subtitulada en castellano en algun cine Todos los actores R.Armitage el pricipal estan fabulosos

Old Vic: More videos of Richard, pretty please????

Please can you do a #videothecrucible in DVD? I'm sure you will have a great success and numerous request for it! Please everyone,up this message if you want to prove how interested you are!

So there are a number of theatre groups that have been involved in cinematic live streaming events of high-profile productions (Tennant's Richard II, Hiddleston's Coriolanus, etc.) I am keeping all of my digits crossed that The Old Vic may do the same with this production. This needs to be seen by as many people as possible....!! Would someone pleeease leave me a response if they find a link / see any information regarding such an event? Thanks muchly! :)

I would be grateful if someone has written what he said I'm not good in English sadly: (

Must go and see this if I can find the time, although I don't understand why Richard has chosen an American Play when there is so much History of innocents being burned, drowned hung or imprisoned as Witches in England, including the innocent Women of Pendle who were imprisoned in Lancaster Castle, ( not far from Gisburn, Lancs.,) during the 'Pendle Witch Trials' in 1612. I do get to London fairly often, so maybe I'll have time to go and see how Richard plays this one.

how I would love to the his play ,, I am a huge fan of Richard ,but I live in Armenia and I can not come

Other than disagreeing with him, I strongly feel like I have absolutely nothing in common with Richard Armitage cause he can read all kinds of books he likes or has huge interest in and can perform at all kinds of plays if he wanted to. But to be honest, I never necessarily read a book much except probably a few in my childhood years cause I had problems and difficulties with reading, so even if I ever wanted to or liked a book, it would be severely hard for me at a very young age. Eventually I got a little better with it than the past. That's one of the basic things we both definitely do not have in common. He can probably read very well like a normal person with no problems with it at all, but I had major struggles with it while growing up. To me, it makes me feel like anything or anyone so super-sophisticating and completely impressionable by looks just simply doesn't help much with any sympathy for mine or anyone else's severe hardships. Also, he's probably rich with lots of money, just like any other celebrity in the world. He could be a millionaire! I don't know for sure! But I'm definitely not a millionaire. He lived in an environment where he can go to a drama school in school and college for a certain amount of years. I don't have that opportunity in the environment I live in. In the environment I lived in while growing up, there's not much opportunity to even go to college for any kind of entertainment at all whatsoever. Apparently, most of the U.S. does not have much opportunity for colleges except to just study to get better paying jobs and make bigger wages of money for real life. It seems like most of the U.S. cares more about money and society rather than personality, talent, or entertainment. So more likely, if I ever go to college, I'll just have to study something by a matter of interest, regardless of whether I want to do it or not, cause where I live, it only matters what someone wants to do in their life as long as it'll be suitable to make enough money, which honestly, I find this ideality of education very frustrating and lots of overwhelming stress for many young people. Where I live, I find it very unfair that not everyone can be successful studying who they want to be and have to study something else just for the money. For me as a person, I don't think it's all about the money, but apparently most people in this world are, and in a career, I wouldn't want to make any career of mine in the future about money. And where I live, there's lots of pressure in school. When I went to school, I was forced to study classes in high school to simply meet the high school credits whether I wanted to take any of it or not and to take many ridiculous tests even if I really didn't want to, and I hated taking the tests in high school. So it wasn't much fun whatsoever for me to go to school that I practically dropped out of high school to graduate somewhere else, and now I'm completely done with school, I'm very relieved. I bet at least he never necessarily had to go through any of that pressure! At least he could participate in plays at school and his future adult life if he wanted to and that he could be a success so easily. I or most of anyone in my environment can't! It's just that to see someone like him so successful and seems to really have a love of reading makes me feel like I'm such a terrible person just because I never read much in my childhood life, as if no matter any of the weight of mine or anyone's severe hardships in life or childhood life. I also bet he's never been bullied when he was young, cause it seems like almost about everyone around him seems to really love him. But even though I haven't been bullied as much as other kids in my childhood life, to be honest, I remember being mentally or even a little verbally bullied and sort of made fun of in school by both, grownups and other kids, but I don't have much of those problems now as I did then. The basic contrast between me and him is that I never read as much as he has while growing up, and I don't feel he would understand what hardships in life are like or that he'd ever have sympathy for it, especially not mine because he doesn't know who I am, but I bet even if he were to ever know me, he wouldn't care. Of course cause he wouldn't find reading hard at all, he certainly wouldn't understand or care to understand how hard it was for me, though I wish he would if he knew me, but apparently that's his choice, cause I already know I can't change him or his mind. Although, now I'm done with school, I'll probably read more often than I used to, and not try to let my struggles with it ruin any of my interests for reading any books. It's just that I never had a background of loving to read anything while growing up, and anything I liked reading was in my older teenage years such as 18 or 19 years old. At least he read all kinds of books and participated in plays even younger than 10 years old if he wanted to.