An Inspector Calls

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An Inspector Calls

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3f, 4m

Priestley’s classic play of the believable middle-class Yorkshire family called to account for its moral crimes by the enigmatic Inspector Goole stands as a metaphor for our own failure to accept our responsibility to others.

Image: 2019 UK National Tour Production (Tristram Kenton)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3f, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 1993 Olivier Award for Best Revival
    Winner! 1994 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play
    Winner! 1994 Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Play

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Summary
Priestley’s classic play of the believable middle-class Yorkshire family called to account for its moral crimes by the enigmatic Inspector Goole stands as a metaphor for our own failure to accept our responsibility to others. Stunningly revived by the Royal National Theatre in 1992, the production transferred to the West End the following year.
History

An Inspector Calls was first performed in 1945 in the USSR in two theatres (Kamerny Theatre in Moscow and Comedy Theatre in Leningrad). The play then premiered at the Opera House in Manchester on 9 March 1946 and subsequently at the New Theatre in London on 1 October 1946.

  • Time Period 1910s/WWI
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Thrilling and pertinent theatre.” – The Guardian

“For all its Edwardian setting and its mid-twentieth-century no-exit philosophy, An Inspector Calls speaks with ease to our own times, bedeviled with ‘alternate facts’ and ethical doubts.” – The Arts Fuse

“A staple of English Literature GCSE; we’ve all grown up knowing the twists and turns of J.B Priestley’s classic play… emphasises the themes of society, class, gender and generational divide.” – Get the Chance

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  • An Inspector Calls

    Image: 2019 UK National Tour Production (Tristram Kenton)

  • An Inspector Calls

    Image: 2019 UK National Tour Production (Tristram Kenton)

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

J.B. Priestley

J.B. Priestley

John Boynton Priestley (1894 - 1984) was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, son of a schoolmaster. He left Belle Vue School at 16 and worked in a wool office, beginning to write in his spare time. He volunteered for the army in 1914 and served throughout the First World War, surviv ...
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