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Who Played Arthur Birling in An Inspector Calls

Arthur Birling is a role in An Inspector Calls, a play that opened Broadway in 1994.

Priestley wrote An Inspector Calls within a week after the finish of World War II, expressing the urgent need for social change. Like many others, Priestley was a changed man upon his return from fighting in World War I. After witnessing the impoverished and the aristocratic fighting and dying side-by-side, he was horrified to observe the rise of social inequalities after the war. With the onset of another war, Priestley felt the need to speak out on the issue.. Not only will Americans of today relate to the play's call for personal and social accountability, they will delight in the twists and turns of Priestley's plot. The social messages intertwine with the intrigue, much in the way that Dickens and Shaw weave stories of social consciousness into engaging narratives. This makes An Inspector Calls an ideal fit for the holiday season, giving audiences the depth of language and complex issues they have come to expect of Remy Bumppo along with the sheer entertainment of a thrilling mystery.

4 actors have played Arthur Birling in An Inspector Calls.

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Performer Production Opened
Melville Cooper Broadway An Inspector Calls 1947
George Morfogen Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Philip Bosco Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Roy Cooper Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994

Other Roles in An Inspector Calls

Role Production Opened
Arthur Birling Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Boy Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Crowd Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Edna Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Eric Birling Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Gerald Croft Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Inspector Goole Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Sheila Birling Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994
Sybil Birling Broadway An Inspector Calls 1994

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