An Inspector Calls

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

The original text

First performed in 1945 in the Soviet Union and in 1946 in the UK.

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 (Inspector Coole). Decor designed by Ronald Philip, dresses designed by Dan Welma. It toured in tandem with De Klerk's Nag het die Wind Gebring.

Sources

Wikipedia [2].

An Inspector Calls theatre programme, 1948.

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