Home / What's On / Birmingham / Study Day - G.B. Shaw, Mrs Warren’s Profession (1893) & J.B. Priestley, An Inspector Calls (1945)Study Day - G.B. Shaw, Mrs Warren’s Profession (1893) & J.B. Priestley, An Inspector Calls (1945)The Birmingham & Midland Institute, BirminghamDateFriday 4 December 2026Starts10:15amEnds4pmTypeOtherWhere9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BSLast checked1 October 2026These plays demonstrate how Shaw and Priestley use drama to interrogate societal attitudes and judgments. Shaw’s play about prostitution was controversial and, intriguingly, Priestley’s premiered in the Soviet Union. In both plays hypocrisy and prejudice are exposed particularly…At Birmingham & Midland InstituteArts centre — 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS.Birmingham & Midland Institute on FolkAirMore at Birmingham & Midland InstituteStudy Day - Mike Leigh, Abigail’s Party (1977) & Willy Russell, Educating Rita (1980) — 2 October 2026The Alliance of Literary Societies Fair — 3 October 2026Dr John Hall-Edwards, Birmingham’s Pioneering radiologist — 5 October 2026Around Birmingham & Midland InstituteGas Hall — Art gallery, 50mBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery — Museum, 70mBirmingham Museums Venue Hire — Museum, 80mListing from the original source. FolkAir links out rather than selling tickets for this event.