Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
72
Language
English
Published
Mar 20, 2026
Publisher
Concord Theatricals
ISBN-10
0822205726
ISBN-13
9780822205722
Description
"Two hours ago a young woman died in the Infirmary...she'd swallowed a lot of strong disinfectant. Burnt her inside out..." Arthur Birling, a prosperous manufacturer, is holding a family dinner party to celebrate his daughter's engagement. Into this cosy scene intrudes the harsh figure of a police inspector investigating the suicide of a young working-class woman. Under interrogation, every member of the family turns out to have a shameful secret which links them with her death. The Heinemann Plays series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. "An excellent, easy to use edition of a modern classic. Arrived promptly ready for the start of the new term; could not fault the product or service." E Hughes, English Teacher at Abertillery Comprehensive 15 July 2014
Genres
Mystery
Science Fiction
Thriller & Suspense
Action & Adventure
History
Humor
Classics
Contemporary
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🍷3 stars☎️I read this for school (actually it was 'An Inspector Calls and Other Plays', but I felt it would be unfair to leave the entire book a rating when I'm only rating the singular play).🫰Certain dialogue was funny.👍I liked Edna -- probably because I did my assignment on her.👌I know the whole point of the ending is to achieve what it achieved, but I still prefer clear endings over open endings.👎A lot of the characters had very underwhelming reactions (apart from Eric, who I think was probably the only realistic reaction). They weren't stressed and freaked out enough about what they thought was going to happen to them.👎It's not bad, it just kind of bored me -- but it was definitely better than reading some other dry text to analyse.
April 20th 2026
