St Michael's Players to Perform The Government Inspector
Gogol's classic comedy has been adapted by Philip Goulding
St. Michael's Players in rehearsal
April 9, 2024
The next production by the St. Michael’s Players will be Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector
It is an adaption by Philip Goulding whose version of "The Titfield Thunderbolt" has also recently been performed by the group
This production, in the player’s 75th year, is set in a provincial British town in the 1860s where a mayor and his officials are alarmed to hear rumours of the arrival of a government inspector travelling ‘incognito’.
Is it the penniless rake and his servant who are lodging in a local inn? Despite being unable to pay their bill this unlikely couple suddenly find themselves being treated like royalty by the sycophantic mayor and his cronies. They not only enjoy the finest food and wine available but also the competitive adoration of the mayor's wife and daughter. When the truth is revealed the Mayor and his officials are publicly humiliated.
Guy Fairbank directs this new version of the classic comedy about mistaken identity and small town corruption.
It is being performed at St. Michael’s Centre, Elmwood Road, (W4 3DY) at 7.45pm from Wednesday 17 April to Saturday 20 April.
Ticket are priced grom £10 (£14 on the door) and can be purchased here.
Cast
• Mayor Wyndham-Pitts (Alastair Dewar)
• Phyllis Stein (Tracey Logan)
• Rose Quigley (Elizabeth Ollier)
• Postman Prior (Dina Fahmy)
• Mrs Robson (Imogen Measday)
• Mr Robson (Gareth Sammer)
• Policeman/Tanner (Amelia Barker)
• Albert Markham/Haden (Jim Simpson)
• Anna Wyndham-Pitts (Vicki Belcher)
• Maria Wyndham-Pitts (Alice Klapwyk)
• Joseph/Official Messenger (Chris Jones)
• John Petty (Richard Scott)
• Young Willy Wilson/Smithee’s Wife (Christine Lee)
• Sergeant’s Widow (Rachel Fay)
The players in rehearsal for The Government Inspector
St. Michael's Players is one of the longest established drama groups in London. It has been staging plays in West London since 1949. In a good year it will present two full length performances in the Spring and the Autumn, a one-act play in the Summer and its famous panto at Christmas.
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