The Government Inspector - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nikolai Gogol, Phil Porter (Adapted by)Series:Modern PlaysPublish date:7/10/2025Pages:104
Language:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9781350569058ISBN-10:1350569054UPC:9781350569058Book Category:Performing Arts, DramaBook Subcategory:Theater, European, Russian & SovietBook Topic:Playwriting, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.27 inchesWeight:0.3109Product ID:SCW11RD4XS
The Government Inspector
Don't blame the mirror if your face is askew.
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 to an undercover government inspection they panic. Mistaking a penniless nobody for the inspector they swiftly fall victim...Series: Modern Plays
Language:EnglishPublisher:Methuen DramaISBN-13:9781350569058ISBN-10:1350569054UPC:9781350569058Book Category:Performing Arts, DramaBook Subcategory:Theater, European, Russian & SovietBook Topic:Playwriting, English, Irish, Scottish, WelshSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.27 inchesWeight:0.3109Product ID:SCW11RD4XS
Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) won fame as a short story writer, and in 1836, his satirical comedy The Government Inspector created such a furore that Gogol left Russia to settle in Rome, in self-imposed exile. Religious mania in his later years contributed to his early death in Moscow.
Phil Porter is a multi-award-winning playwright and librettist. His work has been produced at Manchester Royal...
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