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''An Inspector Calls'' by J.B. Priestley. A popular thriller.  
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''An Inspector Calls'' by J.B. Priestley (1894-1984)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Priestley]. A popular thriller.  
 
 
First performed in South Africa by ** in **.  
 
 
 
1948: Staged professionally by [[NTO]] in August 1948, as its second English touring production. Produced and directed by [[Leontine Sagan]], it starred [[Frank Wise (Arthur Birling), [[Lorna Cowell]] (Sybil Birling), [[Vivien Drummond]] or [[Hazel Casson]] (Sheila Birling), [[Leon Gluckman]] (Eric Birling), [[Oswald van Blerk]] (Gerald Croft), Esme Celliers]] (Edna) and [[André Huguenet]] (Inspecttor Coole). It toured in tandem with [[W.A. de Klerk|De Klerk]]'s ''[[Nag het die wind gebring…|Nag het die Wind Gebring]]''.
 
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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First performed in South Africa by ** in **.
  
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1948: Staged professionally by [[NTO]] in August 1948, as its second English touring production. Produced and directed by [[Leontine Sagan]], it starred [[Frank Wise (Arthur Birling), [[Lorna Cowell]] (Sybil Birling), [[Vivien Drummond]] or [[Hazel Casson]] (Sheila Birling), [[Leon Gluckman]] (Eric Birling), [[Oswald van Blerk]] (Gerald Croft), Esme Celliers]] (Edna) and [[André Huguenet]] (Inspecttor Coole). It toured in tandem with [[W.A. de Klerk|De Klerk]]'s ''[[Nag het die wind gebring…|Nag het die Wind Gebring]]''.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 13:52, 10 May 2016

An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley (1894-1984)[1]. A popular thriller.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

First performed in South Africa by ** in **.

1948: Staged professionally by NTO in August 1948, as its second English touring production. Produced and directed by Leontine Sagan, it starred [[Frank Wise (Arthur Birling), Lorna Cowell (Sybil Birling), Vivien Drummond or Hazel Casson (Sheila Birling), Leon Gluckman (Eric Birling), Oswald van Blerk (Gerald Croft), Esme Celliers]] (Edna) and André Huguenet (Inspecttor Coole). It toured in tandem with De Klerk's Nag het die Wind Gebring.

Sources

An Inspector Calls theatre programme, 1948.

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