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    02 Sep 2009

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    Nicholas Woodeson is to lead the cast of JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls when the Stephen Daldry-directed production returns to the West End on 22 September. Read more


An Inspector Calls

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Showing at:Novello Theatre

Box Office:0844 482 5170

Download (pdf format): Seating plan

Age:General

Genre:Play

Sub Genre:Play-Thriller

On its premiere in 1993 at the National Theatre, Stephen Daldry's production of An Inspector Calls was hailed as a masterpiece, bringing JB Priestley's work to the fore once more. After a transfer to the West End, where it stayed for eight years, a Broadway production and national and international tour, this Laurence Olivier and Tony Award-winning staging returns to London with Daldry directing once more.

A compelling thriller, An Inspector Calls was written at the end of the Second World War but takes audiences back to the era before the first, to the home of the prosperous Birling family home. When the mysterious Inspector Goole calls unexpectedly on the family, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman.

Daldry - now known for his hugely successful film directing career as well as stage work including Billy Elliot The Musical - directs this restaging of his 1993 production of An Inspector Calls, which once again features Ian MacNeil's impressive set.

For more about An Inspector Calls at the Novello theatre, read the First Night Feature.


Performance Details

  • previews from: 22 Sep 2009
  • opening night: 25 Sep 2009
  • closing: 14 Nov 2009

show times: Tue-Sat 19:30, Wed & Thu 14:30, Sat 16:00

ticket prices: £12.50-£47.50

duration: 1h45

cast: Nicholas Woodeson, David Roper, Sandra Duncan, Marianne Oldham, Robin Whiting, Timothy Watson, Diana Payne Myers

author: JB Priestley

director: Stephen Daldry

music by: Stephen Warbeck

lighting designer: Rick Fisher

designer: Ian MacNeil

producer: PW Productions, Kenneth H Wax Ltd and Oliver Royds

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Access Enabled Map (pdf format):
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address: Aldwych, London, United Kingdom, WC2B 4LD

nearest tube: Covent Garden (approx. 300m) Charing Cross (approx. 600m) Holborn (approx. 600m)

nearest bus: 6, 13, 19, 77a

nearest train: Charing Cross

parking: NCP in Drury Lane.

air conditioned: Yes

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking:Tel: 0844 482 5137

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

discounts: Discounts available for disabled customers and their companions

limited mobility: Only 10 steps to rear of Dress Circle.

access description: 5 steps into the foyer through swing double doors. Box office on the left. To get to Stalls there are 20 steps. 10 steps up to Dress Circle seating. Staircases are highlighted and have handrails.

hearing impaired: Infrared system in the auditorium

guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are not allowed into the auditorium, but cloakroom staff can look after them.

wheelchairs: Separate access for wheelchair users off Catherine Street. 4 steps down inside the door. 2 spaces for wheelchair users in Box A. Venue not suitable for scooters. However, theatre provides transfer seats for 2 wheelchair/lightweight scooters in total per performance. Transfer seats are available at A32, A33, A10 and A11 in the Dress Circle (view better on right hand side). Each wheelchair user must bring a non-disabled companion.

toilets: Men's and Women's toilets at Stalls, Dress and Upper Circle levels.

disabled toilets: Adapted toilet to the right of the Dress Circle

bars: There are four licensed bars. Sam's Bar is situated behind the foyer down 7 steps although there is street access from Catherine Street via a ramp. The Shubert Bar is up 29 steps from the foyer. Ivor's Bar at the back of the stalls is down 2 steps and through the auditorium then a further 3 steps. The Waldorf Bar services the Grand Circle (up 17 steps) and Balcony (8 steps down).

An Inspector Calls at the Novello theatre (Photo: Robert Day)

An Inspector Calls at the Novello theatre (Photo: Robert Day)

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