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Government Inspector

Written by
Nikolai Gogol
and
David Harrower

Adapted by
David Harrower

~playauthor~Written by~ Nikolai Gogol , David Harrower ~playauthor~Adapted by~ David Harrower

Faber and Faber, 2011

Faber Drama

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 28, Roles: Total (20), Female (6), Male (10), Unassigned (4)

...The news that a government inspector is due to arrive in a small Russian 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">

The news that a government inspector is due to arrive in a small Russian 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

The Government Inspector

Written by
Nikolai Gogol
and
Stephen Mulrine

Translated by
Stephen Mulrine

~playauthor~Written by~ Nikolai Gogol , Stephen Mulrine ~playauthor~Translated by~ Stephen Mulrine

Nick Hern Books, 1997

Drama Classics

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Acts: 6, Roles: Total (22), Female (5), Male (17), Unassigned (0)

...Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector is a classic Russian satire of provincial bureaucracy, a comedy of errors that satirises small-town political corruption and human greed. It is arguably Gogol’s best known and most popular work">

Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector is a classic Russian satire of provincial bureaucracy, a comedy of errors that satirises small-town political corruption and human greed. It is arguably Gogol’s best known and most popular work

The Government Inspector

Written by
Nikolai Gogol
and
Phil Porter

Adapted by
Phil Porter

~playauthor~Written by~ Nikolai Gogol , Phil Porter ~playauthor~Adapted by~ Phil Porter

Methuen Drama, 2025

Modern Plays

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Acts: 5, Roles: Total (23), Female (7), Male (16), Unassigned (0)

...One of the most famous comedies in world theatre, Gogol's masterpiece has lost none of its bite. In a small town corruption is rife, and the Mayor and his cronies have got it made. So when they learn they are going to be subject">

One of the most famous comedies in world theatre, Gogol's masterpiece has lost none of its bite. In a small town corruption is rife, and the Mayor and his cronies have got it made. So when they learn they are going to be subject

The Inspector

Written by
Richard Nelson
,
Richard Pevear
,
Larissa Volokhonsky
and
Nikolai Gogol

Translated by
Richard Nelson
,
Richard Pevear
and
Larissa Volokhonsky

~playauthor~Written by~ Richard Nelson , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky , Nikolai Gogol ~playauthor~Translated by~ Richard Nelson , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky

Theatre Communications Group, 2014

TCG Classic Russian Drama Series

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Acts: 5, Scenes: 51, Roles: Total (20), Female (5), Male (15), Unassigned (0)

...A revelatory new translation of Gogol’s biting masterpiece by American playwright Richard Nelson, in collaboration with the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky">

A revelatory new translation of Gogol’s biting masterpiece by American playwright Richard Nelson, in collaboration with the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky