An Inspector Calls

Synopsis

When Inspector Goole calls unexpectedly on the prosperous Birling family investigating the suicide of a poor young local woman his startling revelations shatter the very foundation of their lives. As the Inspector asks insinuating questions it becomes clear that they all bear guilt for the destruction of the woman they have variously exploited for cheap labour, cheap sex and worse - And then the plot thickens. Written at the end of the second World War and set before the first, An Inspector Calls is a brilliantly compelling and haunting thriller.

Our Review:

1 February 2012

Since its first performance in Moscow in 1945, J.B Priestley's An Inspector Calls has been a popular production for many theatre companies to produce. Traditionally set in the drawing room of a well to do family it seemed a brave choice for director Steven Daldry to take on, but since his visionary production hit the West End it has rarely been off the road or housed in London,  and you can see why.
 
Telling the story of a prosperous family and what happens during a dinner party - when an inspector arrives to investigate the death of a young woman - the play is a piece that challenges the charterers to examine their own lives and their conscience.
 
Taking the action frequently out of the drawing room helps turn Priestleys "time" piece into an evergreen classic that never lags for a single second or leaves you waiting for the non existent interval.
 
From the Olivier award winning set design by Tony...

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