The Government Inspector

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Event The Government Inspector
Venue Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 25 May 1991
Opening Date 29 May 1991
Last Date 6 July 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Khlestakov, the agent provocateur in Gogol's play, is a penniless clerk who is mistaken for a government inspector by corrupt officials from a far flung town in Tsarist Russia."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Clowning
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paul Blackwell Actor
Russell Cheek Actor
Paul Chubb Actor
Max Cullen Actor
Donal Gibson Actor
Paul Livingston Actor
Keith Robinson Actor
Geoffrey Rush Actor
Camilla Sobb Actor
Kerry Walker Actor
Paul Blackwell Clown
Paul Livingston Clown
Alan John Composer
Tess Schofield Costume Designer
Stephen Curtis Designer
Neil Armfield Director
Mark Shelton Lighting Designer
Peggy Carter Make-up Artist
Nikolai Gogol Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Russia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information First staged in 1863. This translation/adaption done by a 'committee of theatre people' at Sydney Theatre Company.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
AusStage Submit Form
Correspondence
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May, 1991
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Apr/May 1991
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 14455