Overview

THE STORY: There’s no money in honesty. Gogol’s most-produced comedy is adapted to a provincial town in the United Kingdom during the Victorian era, whose Governor and other local officials grift their constituents at every possible turn. When leadership gets word that London has sent a government inspector to make sure their work is up to snuff, they mistake snobby rich-kid Percy’s sense of entitlement as authority and mistakenly label him the inspector. Percy takes advantage of their idiocy as he’s regaled with food, booze, and bribes before leaving while the getting is good. This adaptation of  The Government Inspector pairs Gogol’s time-less satire with a uniquely witty British flair.