Charlene McKenna is set to return to the Irish stage in 2026 alongside her husband, Adam Rothenberg.
The couple will appear in the upcoming Gaiety Production of The Crucible.
Directed by Andrew Flynn, this powerful production promises to enthral audiences during its strictly limited six-week run, from February 9th to March 21st, 2026.
The Crucible is the award-winning Arthur Miller play, based in 1692 in the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts.
The population of the town is gripped by mass hysteria. A lie from a young girl, heightened by an adulterous affair, leads the community to accusations of witchcraft and a spiral of condemnation.
A gripping story of innocent men and women destroyed by malicious rumours, Arthur Miller’s classic Tony Award-Winning parable The Crucible is a powerful and timely look at what can happen to a society when fear and paranoia take over.
One of the most popular plays ever written, this text remains a cornerstone of American literature and calls for an urgent reflection on justice, integrity, and the collective conscience.
The production also stars House of Guinness star Niamh McCormack, Brooklyn’s Denis Conway and Kin’s Gina Costigan.
Take a look at the full cast below:
Lilymai Clancy (The Ferryman), Denis Conway (Bodkin, Brooklyn, The Lieutenant of Inishmore), Gina Costigan (Kin, The Ferryman), Darragh Feehely (The Body is Water), Marcus Lamb (Dublin Murders, Rebellion), Niamh McCormack (House of Guinness, Small Town, Big Story), Lara McDonnell (Belfast, The Hills of California), Charlene McKenna (Peaky Blinders, Clean Sweep, Raw), Bríd Ní Neachtain (The Banshees of Inisherin, Rosie & Frank), Rory Nolan (Deadly Cuts, DruidShakespeare), Gerry O’Brien (Pirates of the Caribbean), Tierra Porter (The Sugar Wife, Tall Tales & Murder), Daniel Reardon (Hangmen, Chekhov’s First Play), Mazzy Ronaldson (Youth’s The Season-?), Adam Rothenberg (Ozark, Ripper Street), Patrick Ryan (Small Things Like These, Red Rock), and Andrew McCarthy (Pretty in Pink, Weekend at Bernie’s, St. Elmo’s Fire).
Tickets are on sale now.