- Running time 1 hour 50 minutes (no interval)
An Inspector Calls - Tour Dates
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The National Theatre’s acclaimed, award-winning production of JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls returns to London and on tour in 2024 & 2025, directed by Stephen Daldry.
Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller returns after a record-breaking, sell-out tour in 2024.
Winner of 19 major awards and hailed as the theatrical event of its generation, An Inspector Calls has thrilled more than 5 million theatregoers worldwide.
JB Priestley’s brilliantly constructed masterpiece powerfully dramatises the dangers of casual capitalism’s cruelty, complacency and hypocrisy; and Stephen Daldry’s epic, award-winning production highlights the play’s enduring relevance.
An Inspector Calls is playing at the Alexandra Palace Theatre in London from 30 August to 21 September 2024, and also playing on a major UK tour – see all dates, below.
April 1912, at the home of the prosperous Birling family.
Arthur Birling, his wife Sybil, their daughter Sheila and son Eric are in the drawing room just after dinner celebrating Sheila’s engagement to Gerald Croft, son of Sir George Croft, and heir to the most successful family business in the North of England.
Their cosy celebration is suddenly interrupted when Edna, the parlour maid, announces the unexpected arrival of ‘Police Inspector Goole’. The Inspector has come to the Birling home as part of an inquiry into the death of a young woman.
As the Inspector’s investigation unfolds, we discover that they each have secrets linking them to the tragedy. His startling revelations not only shatter the very foundations of their lives but challenge us all to examine our consciences.
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Who is in the cast of An Inspector Calls?
The cast features Tim Treloar as Inspector Goole, Jackie Morrison as Mrs Birling, Jeffrey Harmer as Mr Birling, Tom Chapman as Gerald Croft, Leona Allen as Sheila Birling, George Rowlands as Eric Birling and Alice Darling as Edna.
Katy Dean, Michael Gukas, Pena Iiyambo, Simon Pothecary and Philip Stewart complete the cast.
Who are the creative team of An Inspector Calls?
Written by JB Priestley.
Director Stephen Daldry, Designer Ian MacNeil, Lighting Designer Rick Fisher, Composer Stephen Warbeck, Associate Director Charlotte Peters
Produced by PW Productions
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★★★★★ "Superbly tense. Breathtakingly daring and faultless execution" - Telegraph
★★★★★ "Visually astonishing" - Express
★★★★★ "A riveting examination of conscience and class" - Sunday Times
★★★★★ "Thrilling. Don't dare miss it!" - Daily Mail
★★★★★ "As fresh and mesmerising as it was 17 years ago. For first timers it's a three-act feast of the unexpected" - What's On Stage
★★★★ "The production grips and dazzles. Nerve-shreddingly exciting. Still heart-thumpingly thrilling" - Times
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