Preview: An Inspector Calls, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Preview: An Inspector Calls, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton

Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls will play at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 28 January to Saturday 1 February 2025.

When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman. His startling revelations shake the very foundations of their lives and challenge us all to examine our consciences.

More relevant now than ever, this is a must-see for a whole new generation.

Stephen Daldry is an award-winning theatre, film and television director and producer. He has directed theatre productions for London’s West End and New York’s Broadway, including Billy Elliot, The Inheritance, and An Inspector Calls, winning multiple Olivier and Tony awards.

His latest play Stranger Things: The First Shadow opened at London’s Phoenix Theatre in December 2023.

Tim Treloar will play Inspector Goole, alongside Jackie Morrison as Mrs Birling, Jeffrey Harmer as Mr Birling, Tom Chapman as Gerald Croft, Leona Allen as Sheila Birling, George Rowlands as Eric Birling, and Alice Darling as Edna. Katy Dean, Michael Gukas, Pena Iiyambo,Simon Pothecary and Philip Stewart complete the cast.

Tickets for An Inspector Calls (Tuesday 28  January – Saturday 1 February 2025) are on sale at mayflower.org.uk or 02380 711811.

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