All hell breaks loose when the local council of a small regional community (manipulated by a powerful and wealthy developer) learn that the State Government are sending in a Crime and Corruption Inspector to have a sniff around. And he'll be arriving 'incognito'. But when a mysterious nobody is mistaken for the Inspector, the town will never be the same.

Terri Brabon OAM's new adaptation of Russian playwright Nikolai Gogol's modern classic comedy. 

The Government Inspector, sometimes translated to The Inspector General was originally published and performed in 1836, and mercilessly lampoons the corrupt officials of an obscure provincial town that is portrayed as a microcosm of the Russian state. Artistic Director of Theatre iNQ in Queensland, Terri Brabon OAM, has set her version in outback Australia, and her play makes references to real cases of corruption that have occurred in Queensland.

We thank Terri for allowing us to share her riotous new adaptation.

CAST OF CHARACTERS

“THE GOV” BARRY BARRYMORE - Corrupt Property Developer: Damien White
AMY FIODORIVICH - Corrupt Mayor: Stephanie Russell
LUCINDA BINDER - Corrupt Town Planner: Meredith Krieg
ARTIE PHELAN - Corrupt Councillor: Geoff Hastwell
WARREN DOBBS - Corrupt CEO of Local Council: Damien Croft
LAUREN DOBBS - Wife of Warren, corrupt local business identity: Eleanor - Mae Lawson
ANNA BARRYMORE - Ambitious Socialite Wife of “The Gov”: Rebecca Gardner
MARYA BARRYMORE - Spoilt and brainless daughter of Barry & Anna: Amber Faull
MISHKA - Self-serving servant of Barry & Anna: Kenya Styles
ALEX BRAGG - Spoilt silver spooner used to living off daddy: Marcus Catt
JOSIE - Prostitute from an even smaller town close by: Fabiola Calderon
STAGEHANDS (THE STORYTELLERS, THE NARRATORS, THE WATCH DOGS): Dhruva Nagaraj, Sara Azadegan, Annie Gladdis.