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The first Broadway production opened at the Booth Theatre on 21 October 1947 and ran for 95 performances until 10 January 1948. The production was staged by Cedric Hardwicke and produced by Courtney Burr and Lassor H. Grosberg.
- J. B. Priestley
- 1945
Stephen Daldry’s revival of An Inspector Calls first opened at the National Theatre in 1992, with Kenneth Cranham playing the role of Inspector Goole.
An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley was written in 1945 and first performed in 1946, but it is set in 1912, two years before the outbreak of World War I. Understanding the historical context of the play is crucial for interpreting its themes and messages.
The first production of the play was in Moscow in 1945, though the first major production in English was in London in 1946. Ralph Richardson, who played the Inspector, had already appeared in a play of Priestley's, Eden End , in 1934.
JB Priestley's, An Inspector Calls, was intended to be performed, rather than read. There are many factors that need to be considered when casting, performing and staging a production of the...
An Inspector Calls was first performed in 1945 at a time of great change - both World Wars were fresh in the minds of the people, women had become more prominent in the workplace and it was ...
The Inspector hints at global catastrophe, or world war, that might follow whole countries’ selfish behaviors. A list of important facts about J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists.
