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Dateline: 21st January, 2009

Daldry's Inspector on Tour

Winning more awards than any other play in history, Stephen Daldry’s epic West End and Broadway production of J.B Priestley’s classic thriller An Inspector Calls returns for a major UK tour this spring. Opening at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 30th January, An Inspector Calls tours to seventeen theatres throughout the UK until 20th June.

Daldry’s first major directorial success - the show that launched his career - was in 1992 when his revival of An Inspector Calls opened at the National Theatre to huge acclaim. Featuring designs by Ian MacNeil, a score by Stephen Warbeck and lighting by Rick Fisher, the production (plus Daldry and his creative team) scooped three Olivier Awards, two Evening Standard Awards and a host of five-star reviews. The show was hailed as the definitive production of J B Priestley’s much-loved play.

Following its success at the NT, the production transferred to the West End for two years, before heading off around the world. In 1993, it transferred to Broadway, winning an unprecedented string of awards for a play, including four Tony Awards. Clocking up a total of 19 major international awards since opening, this production has played in Australia, the United States, Japan, Europe and Britain, including five major UK tours and a return West End season that successfully ran for over eight years. It has has played around 4800 performances to date and has been seen by over two million theatregoers worldwide.

For the 2009 UK tour, original National Theatre cast member Louis Hilyer returns to the production, this time playing the role of the Inspector (having played Geraldat the NT alongside Kenneth Cranham’s Inspector). Hilyer is joined by Sandra Duncan as Mrs Birling, Christopher Saul as Mr Birling, Alisdair Simpson as Gerald, Marianne Oldham as Sheila Birling, Robin Whiting as Eric Birling and Diana Payne Myers as Edna.

The Tour

Fri 30 Jan – Sat 14 February
Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Tue 24 – Sat 28 February
Theatre Royal, Glasgow

Tue 3 – Sat 7 March
Theatre Royal, Norwich

Tue 10 - Sat 14 March
Grand Theatre, Blackpool

Tue 17 – Sat 21 March
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre

Tue 24 – Sat 28 March
New Theatre, Wimbledon

Tue 31 March – Sat 4 April
Theatre Roya, Newcastle

Tue 14 – Sat 18 April
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

Tue 21 – Sat 25 April
New Victoria Theatre, Woking

Tue 27 April – Sat 2 May
MIlton Keeynes Theatre

Tue 5 – Sat 9 May
The Lowry, Salford Quays

Tue 11 – Sat 15 May
Arts Theatre, Cambridge

Tue 19 – Sat 23 May
New Theatre, Cardiff

Tue 26 – Sat 30 May
Grand Theatre, Leeds

Tue 2 – Sat 6 June
Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Tue 9 – Sat 13 June
Oxford Playhouse

Tue 16 – Sat 20 June
Curve, Leicester

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