Details

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. Originally producted by the National Theatre. Running time 1hr 45mins (no interval)

Cast/Performers

Nicholas Woodeson (Inspector Goole), Sandra Duncan (Mrs Birling), Marianne Oldham (Sheila Birling), David Roper (Mr Birling), Diana Payne Myers (Edna), Timothy Watson (Gerald Croft), Robin Whiting (Eric Birling)

Creatives/Company

Author: J B Priestley
Producer(s): PW Productions Ltd, Kenneth H Wax Ltd, Oliver Royds
Director: Stephen Daldry
Design: Ian MacNeil
Lighting: Rick Fisher
Music: Stephen Warbeck