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THEATREAn Inspector CallsMADCBlue Box Putting up a classic play is always a gamble because of the expectations that naturally accompany it. Or so I thought. MADC’s latest production of J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls at BlueBox was not only a faithfuFacing demons you didn’t know you had
THEATREAn Inspector CallsMADCBlue Box Putting up a classic play is always a gamble because of the expectations that naturally accompany it. Or so I thought. MADC’s latest production of J.B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls at BlueBox was not only a faithful representation of early 20th century upper class manners – with the characters looking down out of their ivory towers onto the rest of society that supports them; but also a well-directed piece of solid, thought-provoking theatre. What disappointed me was not the production, but the audience’s reaction to it – mistaking a play with a strong moral, ethical and social message for a comedic whodunit. Clearly Maltese literary and arts education still has much ground to cover. The cast of privileged, wealthy mine-owners are brought down to earth by an enigmatic police inspector who lifts a mirror up to their sins, foibles and excesses. John Marinelli’s Inspector Goole, a clever play on ‘ghoul’, calls late one evening at the Birling residence – mine owners whose daughter Shelia (Roberta Cefai) has just got engaged to Gerald Croft (Gianni Selvaggi), the son of a rival mine owner. Shelia’s father, Arthur (Edward Thorpe) has just... Read more