An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in September 1945 in the Soviet Union and in 1946 in the UK. It is one of Priestley's best known works for the stage, and is considered to be one of the classics of mid-20th century English theatre. The play's success and reputation has been boosted in recent years by a successful revival by English director Stephen Daldry for the National Theatre in 1992, and a tour of the UK in 2011–2012. The play is a three-act drama, which takes place on
An Inspector Calls Adapted by Helen Edmundson and directed by Aisling Walsh for Drama Republic, it stars David Thewlis as Inspector Goole, Chloe Pirrie as Sheila Birling, Ken Stott as Arthur Birling, Kyle Soller as Gerald Croft, Miranda Richardson as Sybil Birling and Finn Cole as Eric Birling. It was also adapted as a Hong Kong-made black comedy(Chinese title: 浮華宴)in 2015, with slapstick elements added. The first radio production was broadcast on the BBC Home Service on 27 March 1950 in the "Contemporary European Theatre" series. This was followed by a BBC Light Programme production on 10 June 1953. Adapted by Cynthia Pughe