Seymour and Sport for Jove present
The Crucible Symposium
Performance Symposia Series
The Crucible is one of those rare plays that grows more urgent with every generation and, having left the HSC Syllabus, becomes a powerful anchor for Yr 11 students toward a profound understanding of dramatic storytelling. Arthur Miller's masterpiece refuses easy answers, challenging students to navigate the dangerous intersection of truth, fear, power, identity and reputation. Why do communities create scapegoats? How does ideology overwhelm reason? When does silence become complicity? And what is a name really worth?
This Performance Symposium places language, argument and moral choice centre stage, revealing the extraordinary theatricality beneath the text's intellectual rigour. The Crucible is a live act of critical thinking and Sport for Jove’s Symposium on the text, led by Damien Ryan, is theatre that doesn't simply illuminate the play—it can inspire and challenge the way students read it and respond to it.
Image credit:
English Teacher at Wingham High School
Writer Arthur Miller
Director Damien Ryan
Producer Chris Tomkinson
Tickets
$35 per student. One teacher free per 10 students; $35 for each additional teacher.
Payment
Find out how our school bookings process works. Full payment for this event is due 26 April 2027.
From 24 May 2027, if you are a teacher trying to make a school booking, please contact our Box Office staff directly via phone 02 7255 1561 or email schoolbookings@seymour.sydney.edu.au
Curriculum Links
Suitable for students in years 7–11
Stage 4 English, Drama
Stage 5 English, Drama
Stage 6 Preliminary English, Drama
Your Visit
Find out how to get here, where to eat and when to arrive.
Risk Assessment
Find our 2027 risk assessment information here.
Code of Conduct
Find our Code of Conduct for schoools here.
Contact Us
Please email education@seymour.sydney.edu.au with any questions.
Suitable for students in years 7–11
Stage 4 English, Drama
Stage 5 English, Drama
Stage 6 Preliminary English, Drama
York Theatre
| Mon 7 Jun | 1pm |
|---|---|
| Thu 10 Jun | 1pm |
Approximately 150 minutes including a 10-minute interval. No lockout applies.
| School Student | $35 |
|---|---|
| School Teacher | $35 |
| General Public | $50 |
No transaction fee applies for school bookings. $8 transaction fee applies for general public bookings.
One teacher free per 10 students; $35 for each additional teacher.
Please contact our Box Office at 02 7255 1561 or boxoffice@seymour.sydney.edu.au to purchase general public tickets to this event.
Subsidised tickets for all 2027 Sport for Jove Arts Education shows are available to low ICSEA and regional schools through Sport for Jove’s Universal Access Program.
To confirm your school’s eligibility and express interest in accessing subsidised tickets, please contact Sport for Jove directly at 02 8970 1921, or info@sportforjove.com.au.*
*Subsidised ticket eligibility is determined directly by Sport for Jove, and not Seymour Centre. We kindly ask that you please only contact Sport for Jove directly at the above contacts regarding subsidy eligibility, or with any questions that you may have, and not the Seymour Centre Box Office.
Filming and photography strictly prohibited.
Infants may not sit on a guardian's lap free of charge.
If you have access needs, please contact our Box Office staff at 02 7255 1561.
The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.
Suitable for students in years 7–11
Stage 4 English, Drama
Stage 5 English, Drama
Stage 6 Preliminary English, Drama
York Theatre
| Mon 7 Jun | 1pm |
|---|---|
| Thu 10 Jun | 1pm |
Approximately 150 minutes including a 10-minute interval. No lockout applies.
| School Student | $35 |
|---|---|
| School Teacher | $35 |
| General Public | $50 |
No transaction fee applies for school bookings. $8 transaction fee applies for general public bookings.
One teacher free per 10 students; $35 for each additional teacher.
Please contact our Box Office at 02 7255 1561 or boxoffice@seymour.sydney.edu.au to purchase general public tickets to this event.
Subsidised tickets for all 2027 Sport for Jove Arts Education shows are available to low ICSEA and regional schools through Sport for Jove’s Universal Access Program.
To confirm your school’s eligibility and express interest in accessing subsidised tickets, please contact Sport for Jove directly at 02 8970 1921, or info@sportforjove.com.au.*
*Subsidised ticket eligibility is determined directly by Sport for Jove, and not Seymour Centre. We kindly ask that you please only contact Sport for Jove directly at the above contacts regarding subsidy eligibility, or with any questions that you may have, and not the Seymour Centre Box Office.
Filming and photography strictly prohibited.
Infants may not sit on a guardian's lap free of charge.
If you have access needs, please contact our Box Office staff at 02 7255 1561.
The only authorised ticket seller for this event is Seymour Centre. If you purchase from an unauthorised seller, you risk that your tickets may be fake or invalid.
Writer Arthur Miller
Director Damien Ryan
Producer Chris Tomkinson
Tickets
$35 per student. One teacher free per 10 students; $35 for each additional teacher.
Payment
Find out how our school bookings process works. Full payment for this event is due 26 April 2027.
From 24 May 2027, if you are a teacher trying to make a school booking, please contact our Box Office staff directly via phone 02 7255 1561 or email schoolbookings@seymour.sydney.edu.au
Curriculum Links
Suitable for students in years 7–11
Stage 4 English, Drama
Stage 5 English, Drama
Stage 6 Preliminary English, Drama
Your Visit
Find out how to get here, where to eat and when to arrive.
Risk Assessment
Find our 2027 risk assessment information here.
Code of Conduct
Find our Code of Conduct for schoools here.
Contact Us
Please email education@seymour.sydney.edu.au with any questions.