An Inspector Calls at The Novella Theatre, 2009 Credit: Marilyn Kingwill/ArenaPAL; The context of a play is the circumstances in which it happens. This helps you to understand it. JB Priestley’s ...

An Inspector Calls is a play by JB Priestley that centres on Inspector Goole’s interrogation of the Birling family, following the death of a young girl called Eva Smith. If you’re studying the ...

The thing with a classic play such as An Inspector Calls is that it has been performed so often, over so many years that it's hard to keep it fresh and relevant. There's no danger of this though ...