The Government Inspector single work   drama   humour  
Adaptation of The Government Inspector Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol , 1836 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Government Inspector
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'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.'

Production Details

  • 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.

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Works about this Work

Satire's Superb Makeover Peter Wilkins , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 May 2014; (p. 6)

— Review of The Government Inspector Simon Stone , Emily Barclay , 2014 single work drama
[Untitled] Elissa Blake , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 April 2014; (p. 11)

— Review of The Government Inspector Simon Stone , Emily Barclay , 2014 single work drama
Director Ditches Play for an Absurdist Romp Rebecca Harkins-Cross , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 March 2014; (p. 17)
[Untitled] Elissa Blake , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 April 2014; (p. 11)

— Review of The Government Inspector Simon Stone , Emily Barclay , 2014 single work drama
Satire's Superb Makeover Peter Wilkins , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 May 2014; (p. 6)

— Review of The Government Inspector Simon Stone , Emily Barclay , 2014 single work drama
Director Ditches Play for an Absurdist Romp Rebecca Harkins-Cross , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 March 2014; (p. 17)
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