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| 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful: |
 An excellent interpretation, Oct 25, 2009 |
| reviewer: C. Bowman from Bath, UK - See all reviews by C. Bowman |
| Under Stephen Daldry's direction, this production of An Inspector Calls was excellently executed. It was suspenseful throughout, while maintaining an occasional humour in certain areas. The set was unlike anything I have ever seen before on stage, and used to its full potential. The only criticism I could have would be to say that the Inspector rushed the odd line here and there, but, although this could be seen as a fault, what this did do was to ensure that he always had the audience's attention, even just for trying to hear what he was saying! All in all, though, a fantastic production, which I would highly recommend. |
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 Review, Oct 02, 2009 |
| reviewer: Matt C + Ed N from Portsmouth, UK - See all reviews by Matt C + Ed N |
| We vistied the theatre on the 24th of september. We went to see the play as we are studing it for our GCSE'S. We personally found the setting of the play was sometimes difficult to comprehend and we were confused by the use of two contexts. I think they could have inproved on this by having only one. The Strong points of this play included the very good actors and the exceptional set and was extreamly realistic. The set was very clever as it showed the Birlings higher status compared to the Inspector and Edna but at the end the birlings came crashing down. Also all the clothes were representing the characters personality the director was very clever and used a pathetic fallecy. Overall i would recommend this play to anyone studying this for GCSE'S or anyone intrested. This was a fantastic play to go and see at the Novello Theatre i would go and see it again. |
| 7 of 10 people found the following review helpful: |
 The play that was a struggle, Oct 23, 2009 |
| reviewer: Anonymous from London, UK - See all reviews by Anonymous |
| I saw the play last night but found it a struggle. Not the play itself, but trying to hear two of the leads. The actress playing Sheila Birling was too quiet - we were sat at the very top of the Grand Circle - and had to strain to hear her. Mostly we could not. The inspector was also incoherent at times, as he sometimes appeared to be rushing his lines. Some of the action also takes place at the edge of the stage, which; for those not sitting in the stalls; is nigh on impossible to see. Mainly, however, the people sat around us posed the biggest obstacle to being able to both hear and engage with the play. They were mainly school parties of teenagers who whispered, giggled, unwrapped sweets, rustled bags and whatever else. All I would say is, the play is worth seeing but book late (at the box office) so you can find out when the school parties are coming and therefore avoid them. Also consider sitting near the front....then you can hear (and see) everything on stage. |
| 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful: |
 Oliver E, Oct 04, 2009 |
| reviewer: Anonymous from Salisbury, England - See all reviews by Anonymous |
| We visited the Novello Theatre on Thursday 24th September to watch ‘An Inspector Calls’. We went to watch the because we are studying it for GCSE. The opening was good, but I thought it was a bit weird, the boy trying to lift up the curtain don’t really get until my teacher explained it to me. The actors I thought were really good. They made me believe that all of it actually happened and that he was an inspector. The lighting was cleverly done; I liked the bit at the beginning where the inspector’s shadow was on the house above where Gerald and Birling were standing. I found that bit really good. At the beginning I didn’t know it was in 1945, I thought it was in 1912 like the rest of the play. The special effects were interesting. The bit where the house collapsed I found a bit scary and random, but I liked it. It put some excitement into the play. I would recommend it to people who I would think would enjoy it like older people but I didn’t find it the interesting play to watch. |
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Gogol 19th century, Oct 20, 2009 |
| reviewer: David Samuels from England - See all reviews by David Samuels |
| A brilliant production. Same theme as the Government Inspector by Gogol; hence inspector Goole Like with Gogol the Birlings have a naive trust in authority In Gogol the town is expecting a central government inspection on the quality of their services. A drunk turns up and they think HE is the inspector. He runs rings round them. Making fools of them The ending is the same. The actors freeze into waxworks. They realise their lives have been run by a fake. Dont trust those that rule us is the message. |
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