By PAUL MILLAR
IT MIGHT have been set in an industrial English mill town more than 100 years ago but JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls still touches a nerve with audiences around the world.
Now theatre production company Geelong Rep is bringing the show from its setting in the living room of a wealthy, class-conscious family to Woodbin Theatre.
David Postill, who plays the aristocratic Gerald Croft, said the play triggered intrigue and made the audience think about how life choices affected others.
“Many of the characters develop into unlikeable people during the play and the audience is left thinking about the choices that people make,” he said.
“It’s thought-provoking, it triggers intrigue.”
The plot centres around the apparent suicide of a young working-class woman by drinking disinfectant. The plot unravels how each member of Croft family could have somehow been involved in her death.
The play’s message evolves after a mysterious inspector interrupts celebratory drinks at Croft’s engagement before interrogating each family member.
The play, written after World War II, exposes the inequalities of a class system to deliver a powerful message about social responsibilities.
The Geelong production introduces three first timers to the stage: David Michael Wynne (Inspector Goole), Josh McInnes (Eric Birling) and Britney Wilten (Edna).
The production began playing at the Geelong West threatre this week but continues 7.30pm tonight, tomorrow and 24 to 26 September, with a 2pm matinee on Sunday.
