An immensely popular play, Priestley’s masterpiece repeatedly features as a curriculum text for GCSE English Literature, studied by pupils throughout the land.  The story begins when the mysterious Inspector Goole calls unexpectedly on the prosperous Birling family home. Their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman whom each of them in turn has exploited.

His startling revelations not only shatter the very foundations of their lives but challenge us all to examine our consciences. Daldry’s visionary production ingeniously unites the 1912 setting with the time it was written in 1945, transfering the play to a dramatic cobblestone war-torn wasteland, where the Edwardian Birling family home looms precariously, suspended on stilts.

Following its success at the National Theatre, An Inspector Calls transferred to the West End for two years, before heading off around the world. In 1993, the production transferred to Broadway, winning an unprecedented string of awards including four Tony Awards. Clocking up 19 major international awards since opening, this production has played to audiences across Australia, the US, Japan, Europe and Britain.

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 ‘Gerald’ at 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.

To see this award winning drama call Milton Keynes Theatre Box Office on 0870 0606652 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/miltonkeynes