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An Inspector Calls

Dear Miss Renee Zelwegger,
I must start by thanking you, on behalf of the London Stage Productions Corporation, for taking part in my latest production. The title of the play is to be 'An Inspector Calls', a remake of the original popular classic first staged in 1946. It's set in 1912 around the Birling family, who live in the industrial town of Brumley. Arthur Birling, owner of Birling & Company and head of the Birling family, is a prosperous manufacturer, and as a result the family are fairly well-off.
The family are sitting in their living-room, enjoying a celebration of Sheila's engagement to Gerald Croft. Gerald is the son of the owner of Crofts Limited, Birling & Co's 'friendly rivals'. However their spirit is soon to be dampened as there is a knock at the door. It's an Inspector Goole, who is investigating the suicide of a young working-class woman named Eva Smith. Eve...

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