The UN Inspector

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The UN Inspector
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Farr
Original author Nikolai Gogol
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 125
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
ISBN/Barcode 9780571228997
ClassificationsDewey:822.914
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 16 June 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Spotted at the Marriott by government aides in search of a decent cappuccino, a British businessman nonentity is mistaken for the dreaded UN inspector. While he exploits the situation for all it's worth, presidential panic ensues as ex-Soviet Ministers make farcical attempts to cover up the corruption that lies at the State's core. A riotous satire based on Gogol's masterpiece, The Government Inspector, David Farr's new play explores human greed and immorality in the highest places.

Author Biography

David Farr is currently Joint Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic, where his productions have included his own adaptation of Paradise Lost, A Midsummer Night's Dream (TMA Best Director Award), Loot and Twelfth Night; he will become Artistic Director of the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in June 2005. As a writer, his plays and adaptations include Great Expectations (Bristol Old Vic), The Queen Must Die (NT Shell Connections), The Danny Crowe Show (Bush) and Elton John's Glasses (UK tour and West End). As a director, his work also includes Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and his own play Night of the Soul for the RSC, the opera Powder Her Face (Almeida) and his adaptation of The Nativity (Young Vic).