OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Roddy Doyle 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Nikolai Gogol

• Author Notes

  A new version of Gogol's 19th century satire.

• Synopsis

  The Mayor, the Judge, the Chief of Police and a host of the crooked characters are in an awful tailspin as a visit from a government inspector looms large on their town. It’s all brown envelopes and bribes as this befuddled group frantically try to keep the show on the road at all costs. But could a case of mistaken identity sabotage their efforts?

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  20

• Female

  7

• Total

  27

• Cast Notes

  The original production featured some cast doubling.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  24 November 2011

• Producer

  Produced by Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach

• Original Venue

  Abbey Theatre/Amharclann na Mainistreach
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the programme for the original production.