The Government Inspector

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

The news that a government inspector is due to arrive in a small town sends its bureaucrats into a panicked frenzy. A simple case of mistaken identity exposes the hypocrisy and corruption at the heart of the town in this biting moral satire.

Cast/Performers

Vicki Pepperdine (Mrs Swashprattle), Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Percy Fopdoodle), Dan Skinner (Governor Swashprattle), Anna Savva (Judge Woofit), Dan Starkey (Ivan Grubble), Chaya Gupta (Miss Swashprattle), David Hartley (Reverand Jargogle), Nigel Hastings (Dr Mumpsimus), Christopher Hunter (Postmaster Cumberworld), Daniel Millar (Fudgel), Alison Ward (Cyril / Marigold), Martha Howe-Douglas (Mrs Swashprattle)

Creatives/Company

Author: Nikolai Gogol
Presented by(s): Alexander 'Sandy' Marshall, Bird & Carrot, David Luff, Wild Yak
Director(s): Patrick Myles, Matilda James (casting consultant)
Design: Melanie Jane Brookes
Costume: Melanie Jane Brookes
Lighting: Ric Mountjoy
Sound: Jamie Lu