Play Database : An Inspector Calls
Casting Call Pro holds a database of some of the leading theatrical shows put on across the country.The information below is intended to give you a brief guide to the show and highlight some of the other Casting Call Pro members who have also been involved in this show.| An Inspector Calls | ||||||||||||||
| Author | J.B. Priestley | |||||||||||||
| Written | 1940 | |||||||||||||
| Setting | 1912, north midlands | |||||||||||||
| Overview | Although written in the 1940’s the play is set in 1912 prior to both World wars. It takes place at the home of the Birlings, a wealthy industrial family in the north midlands. The play opens on the family celebrating the engagement of Shelia their only daughter to Gerald Croft, heir to a fortune and an equally prosperous family business. The party is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Police Inspector Goole who is investigating the death of a young woman and implicates each of diners in her death. As the play progresses we come to realise that no one member of the party is guilty they all are; each character playing an important part in the circumstances that led to her death. Inspector Goole himself is a quintessential British detective: direct, uncompromising, preternaturally insightful and unfathomable. Each character in turn bends under his line of questioning and eventually snaps, recollecting their dealings with the dead woman. Although every character is unmasked Shelia becomes the only one who truly understands the implications of her actions. The others go to great lengths to reassure themselves of their lack of culpability. The play really focuses in on how each character deals with their connection to both the crime and the young girl. However it is the ending that stays with you long after the play is finished, with its chilling twist, throwing the whole play into a totally different light. It will make you want to go back and re-read certain scenes with a different perspective. | |||||||||||||
| Characters | Here we list known characters. Clicking on a character will bring up headshots of people who've played this character in the past.
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| Members of Casting Call Pro who have been involved in An Inspector Calls | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 |  | Kya Garwood, Supernumerary An Inspector Calls West End & Tour | ||||||||||||
 | Annabel Bates, Supernumerary An Inspector Calls Novello Theatre | |||||||||||||
 | Emmy Sainsbury, Sheila Birling (u/s) An Inspector Calls Wyndham's Theatre | |||||||||||||
 | Keir Brown, Inspector Goole An Inspector Calls North West England | |||||||||||||
 | Gareth Pierce, Gerald Croft An Inspector Calls Torch Theatre | |||||||||||||
 | Matthew Melbourne, Arthur Birling An Inspector Calls | |||||||||||||
 | Lesley Cox, Supernumery An Inspector Calls Wyndhams Theatre | |||||||||||||
 | Robert Munns, Mr Birling An Inspector calls Arts Centre Raynes Park | |||||||||||||
 | Suzy McClintock, Sheila Birling An Inspector Calls LAMDA | |||||||||||||
 | Helen Williams, Sheila Birling An Inspector Calls | |||||||||||||
 | John Talbot, Mr Birling An Inspector Calls Raynes Park | |||||||||||||
 | Tom Berish, Inspector Goole An Inspector Calls | |||||||||||||
| 2009 |  | Samuel Thomas, Ensemble An Inspector Calls Birmingham Rep | ||||||||||||
 | Theresa Roche, 1940s War Torn Towns Woman An Inspector Calls Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham | |||||||||||||
 | Emma MacLennan, Sheila An Inspector Calls Touring (Various) | |||||||||||||
 | Josephine Broadley, Sheila An Inspector Calls | |||||||||||||
 | Rachel Chambers, Sheila An Inspector Calls | |||||||||||||
 | Joe Goodman, second world war soldier An Inspector Calls New wimbledon theatre | |||||||||||||
 | Maeve O'Neill, Gerard Croft/Mrs Birling An Inspector Calls Tour | |||||||||||||
 | Paul Tate, Ensemble An Inspector Calls Novello Theatre West End | |||||||||||||
