Stephen Daldry's groundbreaking revival of An Inspector Calls was hailed as "the defining production of the 1990s" by The Daily Telegraph and now it's back for a limited West End season at the Novello to claim a new generation of converts to its theatrical brilliance. And it is worthy of such praise on a number of levels, not least of which is Ian MacNeil's striking, expressionistic set - an Edwardian doll's house tottering up from the cobblestones of a Blitzed street in 1945; the two ages setting up a pertinent tension for our Inspector to exploit. Because as the mysterious Inspector Goole systematically exposes the guilt of each member of the bubble-wrapped Birling family in the case of a working-class girl's suicide, he is expounding the cry of the post-war generation for a radical social conscience. The end is as dramatic as it is poignant - a "coup de theatre that would induce shivers down the spine however many times you saw the piece" (The Independent) - in this cracking, atmospheric, timeless thriller.
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Novello Theatre
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 21st November 2009 - 10th April 2010 Standing alongside A Streetcar Named Desire as one of Tennessee...
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Shadowlands
Novello Theatre, Aldwych, WC2B 4LD
21st December 2007 - 23rd February 2008
It has taken the new interest provided by the film version of 'The Lion, The... More
Romantic Drama
Drama queens will love a night at the Novello Theatre in February, as the Royal Shakespeare Company puts on a new production of A... More
Antony and Cleopatra
Novello Theatre, Aldwych, WC2B 4LD
11th January 2007 - 17th February 2007
The conflict of passion and politics is the age-old theme of Shakespeare's tale... More
Much Ado About Nothing
Novello Theatre, The Aldwych, WC2
7th December 2006 - 6th January 2007
An intelligent and tense comedy of conflicting egos and male pride, 'Much... More
Footloose - the Musical
8th April to 9th September 2006
When Ren and his parents move to a backwater town in rural America, the energetic teenager is... More
Standing alongside A Streetcar Named Desire as one of Tennessee Williams' timelessly exquisite (and Pulitzer Prize-winning) plays, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof follows hot ...More
Lionel Bart's smashing Victorian musical has had two previous London productions which both ran for over 100 performances, but there's every chance that this new ...More
This autumn the London Transport Museum stages a major exhibition on the enclaves that surround the city best known as Suburbia. With its trains, trams ...More
The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court at Somerset House is always a favourite with kids. These jets of water are especially popular when they provide ...More
Positioned between the City’s Square Mile and the thriving West End, this grand, Edwardian Hilton hotel welcomes guests with a patisserie and champagne bar in ... More
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back ... More
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back ...More
130-year-old scent emporium with royal warrants.
For a sweet-smelling, sensory overload, Penhaligon’s has to be the place to go. From the original Hammam Bouquet to the ... More
The best of the Americas over two floors of this grade II listed building in the heart of Covent Garden and overlooking Waterloo Bridge. Lobsters ... More
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and ... More
Imperial College London is the foremost medical training faculty in the country but for non-medical graduates wishing for a change of career, King’s is the ... More
This day spa exclusively for women is a total pampering experience from the minute you step through the door. Located in bustling Covent Garden you'll ... More
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Stephen Daldry's groundbreaking revival of An Inspector Calls was hailed as "the defining production of the 1990s" by The Daily Telegraph and now it's back for a limited 
