The Christchurch Civic Creche Case

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Colin McColl (2007)


Colin McColl
Auckland Theatre Company
Director of "The Crucible"

Arthur Miller's 1952 play of The Crucible is based on the 1692 witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts - which Miller used as an allegory for McCarthyism and the Red Scare. Director Colin McColl says the parallels today are startling.



"The Peter Ellis Christchurch creche thing is a perfect example of a community gone mad with a witch hunt."





Sunday Star Times, June 17 2007