JB Priestley classic An Inspector Calls returns to Theatre Royal, Nottingham
A 30th anniversary production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller An Inspector Calls is heading to Nottingham’s Theatre Royal.
Stephen Daldry’s seminal production of the masterpiece is at the venue from Tuesday to Saturday next week.
Written at the end of the second world war and set before the first, An Inspector Calls is a compelling and haunting thriller.
The story begins when the mysterious Inspector Goole calls unexpectedly on the prosperous Birling family home.
Their peaceful family dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman.
Liam Brennan returns to the role of Inspector Goole, having played the role during previous UK tours.
His other theatre credits include Richard III and Twelfth Night at Shakespeare’s Globe, and Diary Of A Madman at The Gate, for which he was named best actor at the Edinburgh Festival in 2016.
Also in the cast is Christine Kavanagh as Mrs Birling, Jeffrey Harmer as Mr Birling, Simon Cotton as Gerald Croft, Evlyne Oyedokun as Sheila Birling, George Rowlands as Eric Birling and Frances Campbell as Edna.
Now world-renowned as one of Britain’s leading theatre and film directors, Stephen Daldry has received Academy Award nominations for his films The Reader, The Hours, Billy Elliot and Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close.
His recent West End theatre work includes David Hare’s Skylight at the Wyndham’s Theatre and Peter Morgan’s The Audience at the Apollo Theatre. His multi award-winning production of Billy Elliot The Musical ran for 11 years at the Victoria Palace before embarking on a national tour.
The staging of An Inspector Calls is completed by Ian MacNeil’s designs, music by Oscar-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love) and atmospheric lighting by Rick Fisher.
In the 30-years since its first performance at the National Theatre in 1992, Stephen Daldry’s production of An Inspector Calls has won 19 major awards, including four Tony Awards and three Olivier Awards, and has played to more than 5m theatregoers worldwide.
