An Inspector General

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Event An Inspector General
Venue New Theatre, Sydney (1963-1973), Darlinghurst, NSW
First Date 1 August 1970
Opening Date 1 August 1970
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description About a young civil servant, Khlestakov, who finds himself stranded in a small provincial town. By mistake, he is taken by the local officials to be a government inspector, who is visiting their province incognito. Khlestakov happily adapts to his new role and exploits the situation. His true identity is revealed but then arrives the real inspector.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tom Baker Actor
Jean-Paul Bell Actor
John Currey Actor
Bruce Hawkins Actor
Mira Maric Actor
Jamie Stevens Actor
Yvonne Francart Designer
Shirley Keane Director
Nikolai Gogol Playwright
Works
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992, and programme.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 21617