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