Details

'Where there's muck there's brass' - and this hysterically funny tale of misdeeds, misadventure and mistaken identity has plenty of both. In a small Pennine town a flashy young stranger is mistaken for the Government Inspector. The town's unscrupulous Councillors, fearing discovery of their corrupt goings-on, do all they can to ingratiate themselves. Bribes, backhanders and brown envelopes abound and the stranger, who has an eye for a quick buck, takes full advantage with hilarious results.

Cast/Performers

Jill Cardo (Mary Belcher), Howard Chadwick (Tony Belcher), Richard Calvin (TBC - Michael / Widdowson / the waiter), Andy Cryer (Longbottom), Andy Cresswell (Councillor Pickles), Clara Darcy (Councillor Phillipa Strawberry), Susie Emmet (Annie Belcher), Harry Myers (Frank / Doctor Beattie), Andrew Price (Judge Amos Fudge), Kraig Thornber (Sidebottom), Jon Trenchard (Snapper)

Creatives/Company

Adapted by: Deborah McAndrew (from the original play by Nikolai Gogol)
Company: Northern Broadsides
Director: Conrad Nelson
Music: Conrad Nelson
Design: Dawn Allsopp
Lighting: Tim Skelly