Marylebone Theatre
35 Park Rd, London NW1 6XT
Venue information Get DirectionsDon’t miss Nikolai Gogol‘s masterful comedy THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR at London’s Marylebone Theatre for a limited time in 2024!
“There’s no money in honesty!”
A comedy about hypocrites, hysterics and hustlers.
Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s masterful comedy, this hilarious new production explores how corrupt power destroys itself, exposing the tragi-comic consequences of collective delusion and the swindlers who would exploit it.
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An over-privileged, vainglorious liar is mistaken for a high-ranking government inspector by the corrupt local officials of a parochial town. Desperate to cover up their crimes and escape censure, the town’s Governor and his cronies pull out all the stops to try and bribe this dishonest buffoon with money, wine and women.
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2 hours including interval.
Martha Howe-Douglas (Mrs Swashprattle), Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Percy Fopdoodle), Dan Skinner (Governor Swashprattle), Peter Clements (Ivan Brabble), Chaya Gupta (Miss Swashprattle), David Hartley (Reverand Jargogle), Nigel Hastings (Dr Mumpsimus), Christopher Hunter (Postmaster Cumberworld), Daniel Millar (Fudgel), Anna Savva (Judge Woofit), Dan Starkey (Ivan Grubble) and Alison Ward (Cyril/Marigold).
Nikolai Gogol (Writer), Patrick Myles (Director), Melanie Jane Brookes (Set and Costume Designer), Ric Mountjoy (Lighting Designer), Jamie Lu (Sound Designer) and Matilda James (Casting Consultant).
Age Guidance: 12+
Content warning: Brief appearance of blood, comic violence.