The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector
by Nikolai Gogol in a translation by David Harrower

Director: Stephen Harper

Regarded by Nabokov as the greatest play in the Russian language, this savage farce exposes the corruption of Tsarist Russia.  An insignificant clerk is mistaken for a Government Inspector by the Mayor and officials of a small provincial town. A fevered attempt to cover up corruption and incompetence escalates to a whirlwind of attempted bribes, accusations and counter accusations.  The clerk enjoys a welter of offers and pleasures, but this can only last as long as his true identity remains unknown.  This anarchic and highly physical production directed by Told by an Idiot’s Steve Harper.

Rose Theatre
Saturday 12 November – 7pm
Monday 14 November – 2.30pm & 7pm
Tuesday 15 November – 7pm (Mayor of Bexley Charity performance)

Tickets: Standard £7, Concessions (Over 65s, Students) £5, Rose Bruford College Students £1.50