An Inspector Calls (stage)

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stage production theatrical adaptation

An Inspector Calls (stage) is a widely acclaimed theatrical adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s classic 1945 mystery play about a prosperous family confronted by an inspector investigating a young woman’s death.

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Label	Occurrences
An Inspector Calls	9
An Inspector Calls (stage) canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	stage production ⓘ theatrical adaptation ⓘ
audienceReception	widely acclaimed ⓘ
basedOn	An Inspector Calls (stage) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: An Inspector Calls
basedOnWorkAuthor	J. B. Priestley ⓘ
centralCharacter	Inspector Goole ⓘ
centralTheme	class inequality ⓘ collective responsibility ⓘ guilt and conscience ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ
containsEvent	engagement celebration interrupted by inspector’s arrival ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
dialogueStyle	naturalistic dialogue ⓘ
dramaticDevice	interrogation as structural framework ⓘ offstage central victim ⓘ unity of time and place ⓘ
dramaticGenre	crime drama ⓘ social drama ⓘ
educationalUse	frequently studied in schools ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Arthur Birling ⓘ Eric Birling ⓘ Gerald Croft ⓘ Inspector Goole ⓘ Sheila Birling ⓘ Sybil Birling ⓘ
genre	drama ⓘ mystery play ⓘ
narrativeFocus	prosperous family under investigation ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person dramatic presentation ⓘ
notableFor	didactic social message ⓘ twist ending ⓘ use of a single continuous setting ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
periodDepicted	Edwardian era ⓘ
plotElement	investigation of a young woman’s death ⓘ
settingPlace	Brumley, an industrial city in England ⓘ
settingTime	early 20th century ⓘ
structure	three-act play ⓘ
targetAudience	general theatre audiences ⓘ
theme	consequences of capitalist attitudes ⓘ gender and power dynamics ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ hypocrisy of the upper classes ⓘ moral accountability ⓘ
themeContrast	individualism vs collectivism ⓘ
tone	didactic ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ