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The Government Inspector
Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ
The Government Inspector (Myles)
by Nikolai Gogol, Patrick Myles
Synopsis
THE STORY: There’s no money in honesty.
Gogol’s most-produced comedy is adapted to a provincial town in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era, whose Governor and other local officials grift their constituents at every possible turn.
When leadership gets word that London has sent a government inspector to make sure their work is up to snuff, they mistake snobby rich-kid Percy’s sense of entitlement as authority and mistakenly label him the inspector.
Percy takes advantage of their idiocy as he’s regaled with food, booze, and bribes before leaving while the getting is good.
This adaptation of The Government Inspector pairs Gogol’s time-less satire with a uniquely witty British flair.
Press Reviews
"Unrelentingly hilarious…two hours of glorious, unbridled silliness.” —WhatsOnStage. “Devilishly funny adaptation.”—Radio Times. “Patrick Myles has re-imagined Gogol’s THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR solidly in the farce tradition…There are pratfalls galore."
— The Reviews Hub
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The Government Inspector (Myles) is a play written by Nikolai Gogol and published by Dramatists Play Service .
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