'Nikolai Gogol was a nutcase. Bonkers. And in between bouts of nuttiness he just happened to write what are unquestionably the two funniest plays of the nineteenth century: The Diary of a Madman and The Government Inspector. Ever since then, actors and directors have been using his plays as a leaping off point for their own journeys into theatrical madness.
'Now, a new generation of comic geniuses sink their teeth into The Government Inspector. Under the direction of the ever-inventive Simon Stone, this ridiculous, laugh-out-loud comedy will take a mad-cap turn toward twenty-first century Australia. It may not entirely resemble the play Gogol wrote in 1836, but this new The Government Inspector is an implausible masterpiece for our implausible times.'
Performed at the Merlyn Theatre (a Malthouse and Belvoir co-production) 28 February - 23 March 2014.
National Tour: 28 February - 7 June 2014.
Director: Simon Stone.
Set Designer: Ralph Myers.
Lighting Designer: Paul Jackson.
Cast includes Emily Barclay, Gareth Davies, Greg Stone, and Zahra NEwman.