Jim Mezon steps into Neil Munro’s shoes to direct An Inspector Calls, J. B. Priestley’s tale of one family’s undoing on a peaceful spring even­ing. When a young woman dies under mysterious circumstances, the intrepid Inspector Goole comes knocking, shattering the Birling family’s meal—not to mention their piece of mind. Andrew Bunker, Benedict Campbell, Mary Haney, Graeme Somer­ville, Moya O’Connell and Peter Hutt star. May 21 to Nov. 2; previews from April 17. Festival Theatre. Tricky domestic dynamics get equal stage time in The Stepmother, which, as far as anyone can tell, has only been produced once—about 84 years ago. Part of artistic director Jackie Maxwell’s “archeological” plan to shed light on little-known playwrights of the Shavian era, Githa Sowerby’s work involves the troubles of the title character, who toils away in her dress shop while trying to look after her beloved stepdaughters and deal with her hubby, the girls’ cash-strapped ne’er-do-well father. Maxwell directs Claire Jullien as the beleaguered Lois. May 23 to Oct. 4; previews from April 29. Court House Theatre. The ever-popular themes of family and finance form the centrepiece of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes. The money-hungry Hubbard brothers have decided to make their fortunes by investing in a Southern cotton mill. But when they enlist the aid of their ruthless sis, Regina, they may have gotten more than even they bargained for. Lucky Laurie Paton gets to try her hand at one of the most toothsome female roles in American theatre and she’s in good company: past Reginas have included Tallulah Bankhead, Elizabeth Taylor and Stockard Channing. Eda Holmes directs. May 24 to Nov. 1; previews from May 3. Royal George Theatre. An entirely different set of sibs crops up in Wonderful Town, one of the fest’s three musical offerings. Ohioan sisters Ruth and Eileen Sherwood head to the Big Apple in search of all that 1930s life has to offer (the usual: fame, fortune, love). But Greenwich Village and its citizens may just have other ideas. Music is by Leonard Bernstein, direction by Roger Hodgman. Lisa Horner (writer Ruth) and Chilina Kennedy (actress Eileen) headline the cast. May 24 to Oct. 5; previews from April 1. Festival. The sacred bonds of matrimony are put under a microscope in George Bernard Shaw’s comic 1908 work, Getting Married. The Bishop of Chelsea’s daughter, Edith (Krista Colosimo), is set to wed, but both she and her intended are having second thoughts. To complicate matters, everyone has their own take, from her father (David Schurmann) to General Bridgenorth (Peter Krantz), the bride-to-be’s uncle, to Lesbia (Fiona Byrne), the headstrong “old maid” and object of the military man’s unrequited affection. Joseph Ziegler directs. May 22 to Nov. 1; previews from April 11. Royal George.—Stéphanie Verge