Operation Crucible

Performed in repertoire and on the same set as The White Carnation, designed by Alec Marker, which played Tuesday to Saturday evenings and Saturday and Sunday matinees.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Arthur
Bob
Phil
Tommy

Crew

Designer
Director
Lighting Designer
Photography
Producer
Sound Designer

Photographs

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Play description

The story of four steelworkers caught up in the Sheffield Blitz on the night a single bomb reduced the Marples Hotel in Fitzalan Square from seven storeys to just fifteen feet of rubble. The play had two runs at the Finborough and subsequently transferred to the Crucible Studio.

Operation Crucible has played two runs off Broadway and been adapted for BBC Radio Four in July 2018, directed by Toby Swift.

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