The Government Inspector

Production still for "The Government Inspector". L-R: Greg Stone, Fayssal Bazzi, Robert Menzies, Eryn-Jean Norvill, Gareth Davies. Photographer: Pia Johnson

The Government Inspector

By Emily Barclay & Simon Stone

28 February 2014 – 23 March 2014 Merlyn Theatre

Malthouse Theatre, Belvoir,

New Adaptation Theatre Co-Production World Premiere

The Government Inspector was never meant to happen. Our season opener, The Philadelphia Story, was set to be the theatrical hit of the summer, with its star-studded cast and hot young director. Until the rights suddenly fell through. Enter The Government Inspector – though not the play you might be expecting.

With Emily Barclay at the ready to write and Ralph Myers ready to create a set to reveal laugh, Simon and his cast went mighty meta and created a play that plays with the absurdity and reality about faking it in the theatre – while riffing off The Government Inspector by Gogol (totally public domain), which is about a stranger being mistaken for someone important and the stranger making the most of his impostering.

This production transferred to Belvoir Street Theatre, 30 March - 18 May, 2014.

Production still for "The Government Inspector". L-R: Zahra Newman, Fayssal Bazzi, Greg Stone, Robert Menzies, Eryn-Jean Norvill. Photographer: Pia Johnson
Production still for "The Government Inspector". L-R: Zahra Newman, Eryn-Jean Norvill, Greg Stone, Robert Menzies, Gareth Davies, Mitchell Butel. Photographer: Pia Johnson
Production still for "The Government Inspector". L-R: Mitchell Butel, Fayssal Bazzi, Greg Stone (seated), Robert Menzies, Eryn-Jean Norvill. Photographer: Pia Johnson
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Production still for "The Government Inspector". L-R: Zahra Newman, Fayssal Bazzi, Greg Stone, Robert Menzies, Eryn-Jean Norvill. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "The Government Inspector". L-R: Zahra Newman, Eryn-Jean Norvill, Greg Stone, Robert Menzies, Gareth Davies, Mitchell Butel. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Production still for "The Government Inspector". L-R: Mitchell Butel, Fayssal Bazzi, Greg Stone (seated), Robert Menzies, Eryn-Jean Norvill. Photographer: Pia Johnson

Creatives

Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson

Lighting Designer

Lucy Guerin

Lucy Guerin

Choreographer

Nikolai Gogol

Playwright

Ralph Myers

Ralph Myers

Set Designer

Simon Stone

Simon Stone

Devisor, Director

Stefan Gregory

Stefan Gregory

Composer, Sound Designer

Melissa Page

Melissa Page

Costume Designer

Emily Barclay

Emily Barclay

Devisor

Acknowledgements

A Belvoir and Malthouse Theatre production.

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