Stephen Daldry's National Theatre production of J.B. Priestley's thriller about the Birling family, with matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
An Inspector Calls opens at King's Theatre on Tuesday 2 November, bringing Stephen Daldry's National Theatre production of J.B. Priestley's classic thriller to Edinburgh. It's a play that most of us know from school, but this particular version has a bit of a pedigree behind it.
It first opened in 1992 and has picked up 19 major awards since, with more than 5 million people seeing it on stages around the world. The production is built around Ian MacNeil's set, which places the Birlings' house above a bleak, rain-soaked street, and music by Stephen Warbeck. It's been hailed as the theatrical event of its generation, so if you've only ever read the script, this is a good chance to see it staged.
The story is a familiar one: Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, and their dinner party is shattered by his investigation into the death of a young working-class woman. As he works his way through the room, his revelations shake the foundations of their lives. It's a tight, tense piece of writing that holds up as well now as it did when Priestley first wrote it.
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Practical details are straightforward. Evenings start at 7.30pm, with matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2.30pm. The show runs about one hour and 45 minutes without an interval, so you're in and out in a single sitting. Tickets are £25.00 to £47.00, and it's suitable for ages 11 and over.
