The
Hampstead Players 2018 Autumn Production
Gogol’s masterful comedy “The Government Inspector” satirises political corruption, greed and gullibility. In a provincial town in an autocratic state, the local party officials have been abusing their position, taking bribes and threatening citizens, all while letting the town’s infrastructure collapse. Their cosy world is shattered when they hear news of the arrival of a government inspector. But, far too quickly, they jump to conclusions as to who that inspector is…
Perfomances will be on:
Thursday 29th November: 7:30pm
Friday 30th November: 7:30pm
Saturday 1st December: 2:30pm & 7:30pm
Tickets: £10 / £8 concessions
- Director Matthew Williams
- Assistant Director Richard Ward
- Anton, the Town Governor Adrian Hughes
- Anna, the Governor’s wife Cara Pennock
- Ammos, the District Judge David Gardner
- Karobkin / Doctor / Derzhimorda Geoff Prutton
- Karobkin’s Wife / Sergeant’s Widow Hana Salussolia
- Lucya, the Education Director / Locksmith Hannah Slater
- Osip, Khlestakov’s man servant Harlequin
- Penny Dobchinski, local landowner Jane Mayfield
- Irina Khlestakov, a Government official Mary Clare
- Myles, the Governor’s son Mike Gale
- Ivan, the Information Director Nicolas Holzapfel
- Artemi, the Director of Public Health Oscar Blend
- Waitress at the Inn Patrice Dorling
- Jenny Bobchinski, noted citizen Sarah Day
- Svistunov / Mishka / Rastakovski / Merchant Sheena Craig
- Merchant / Police Superintendent Simon May