An Inspector Calls in 20th Anniversary Tour

Following its triumphant success in the West End, Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning production of J.B Priestley’s classic thriller An Inspector Calls marks its 20th anniversary with a major UK tour this spring calling at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow on Tuesday 21 – Sat 25 Feb.

Written at the end of the Second World War and set before the First, J.B Priestley’s 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 dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman whom each of them in turn has exploited. His startling revelations not only shatter the very foundations of their lives but challenge us all to examine our consciences. Daldry’s visionary production unites the 1912 setting with the time it was written in 1945, transfering the play to a dramatic cobblestone war-torn wasteland, where the Edwardian Birling family home looms precariously, suspended on stilts.

Director Stephen Daldry, now triple Oscar nominated for his films The Reader (starring Kate Winslett, Ralph Fiennes), The Hours (starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore) and Billy Elliot (starring Jamie Bell), won his first major directorial success in 1992 when his visionary revival of J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls opened at the National Theatre to outstanding critical acclaim. Featuring Ian MacNeil’s ingenious designs, a sweeping score by Oscar-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love) and atmospheric lighting by Rick Fisher, the production has received an unprecedented string of awards – a total of 19 major international awards - including the Olivier Award for Best Revival, Best Director and Best Designer and the Tony Award on Broadway for Best Revival, Best Director and Best Lighting.

The longest running play revival in history, Stephen Daldry’s An Inspector Calls has played in the West End (including an eight-year run), on Broadway, across Australia, the United States, Japan and Europe and has currently completed six major UK tours. The production is widely renowned as the theatrical event of our generation, now seen by an excess of two million theatregoers worldwide.

PERFORMANCES
Tue 21st – Sat 25 February 7pm
Tickets: £16 - £26
Box Office: 08448 717 647 (bkg fee)
www.atgtickets.com/glasgow (bkg fee)