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This is the poet and playwright Adrian Mitchell's version of Gogol's classic satire on human vanity with its story of a penniless nobody from Moscow who is mistaken for a government inspector by the corrupt and self-seeking officials of a small town in Tsarist Russia."The greatest artist that Russia has yet produced" Vladimir Nabokov
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Adrian Mitchell's lively and sharp adaptation of Gogol's classic play is surely one of the best around. Many versions of this wonderful play are terribly dusty and academic, and have been written to be studied rather than enjoyed or performed. They also risk weakening the plays satirical blow by removing the action from Tsarist Russia. The Government Inspector is at it's most powerful as a piece of theatre when it remains true to the spirit and humour of the original. Adrian Mitchell uses modernised language to give the play a sharper edge, without losing the stairical bite of Gogol's original. So if you are looking for a good translation to perform, or a version accesible to a younger age group - this is the one.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I'd love to see the play. I had to play the characters in my head complete with my own invented facial expressions. A brief synopsis: A town's chief officials learn that a government inspector is in town. Worried that he is about to discover their mismanagement of affairs they set about trying to bribe him so he gives a favourable report back in St. Petersburg. Well from there the story descends into farce as the townsfolk outdo each other trying to get the inspector's ear. The best part is at the end - terribly funny if you can act it all out in your head.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This dark comedy is a mixture between "Blackadder" style wit and zany farce. I remember watching a performance of this play with fond memories. The play tells the story of a Government Inspector who comes to an unsuspecting town. Unbeknown to the Towns-folk, the "Government Inspector" is in fact a con-artist trying to get money from the poor Towns-people. The Mayor - who I find to be very similar to Basil Fawlty and was originally played by Rik Mayll - is one of my favourite characters in the theatre. If your tired of High School Musical and Hairspray for your drama group, give this a shot. It's so much fun to perform, especially when done in an almost melodramatic/brechten style. I would recommend this play to ANYONE to loves to perform great theatre.
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The Government Inspector
Great play. Played the Inspector in it as a teenager in school and saw it about 3 yrs ago in an outdoor production. Read more
Published 6 months ago by thefefe
The Government Inspector
I read this book more than 20 years ago for my English Literature and it's just as brilliant as I remember. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Lierre
A funny play with larger than life characters
I am currently playing Khlestakov in a production of The Goverment Inspector at The Questors Theatre in Ealing. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2001
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