Cast announced for West End transfer of JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN

Reprising their roles from the sell-out Royal Court run are Lauryn Ajufo (Nell Shaw), Charlie Borg (Lee Turner), Reece Braddock (Mason Adams), Dónal Finn (Carter Smith), Holly Howden Gilchrist (Beth Powell), Miya James (Raelynn Nix), Molly McFadden (Bailey Gallagher), and Sadie Soverall (Shelby Holcomb), with Amy Macken joining the West End cast as Ivy Watkins. The cast is completed by Alfie Craig, Anna Francis, Thalia Gambe, Ada Grey and Tom Milligan.

Written by Kimberly Belflower and directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor (The Outsiders), the seven-time Tony Award-nominated John Proctor is the Villain is a revisionist take on Arthur Miller's The Crucible, in which five young women in rural Georgia set out to shed light on the darkest secrets of their small town while studying The Crucible, whose protagonist John Proctor was convicted of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials.

It premiered on Broadway in March 2025 before transferring to the Royal Court Theatre on 20th March 2026, where it opened to wide-spread critical acclaim, praised as "a joyous, blazingly intelligent play" (Financial Times). It is now set to transfer to Wyndham's Theatre for a strictly limited 12 week season.

Kimberly Belflower and Danya Taymor said of the casting announcement, “We’re over the moon to be reuniting with so many members of our Royal Court coven, and to be welcoming the extraordinary Amy Macken to the fold."

John Proctor is the Villain will play at Wyndham's Theatre from Tuesday 2 February until Saturday 24 April 2027.

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