The Government Inspector

by Nikolai Gogol, adapted by Derek John Campbelldirected by Ladley Pearson
April 1951
The Civic Theatre

Leeds Arts Centre performed The Government Inspector in April 1951.

Cast

Luka Lukitch Hlopov, School SuperintendentDonald Harrison
Mishka, a Servant in the Mayor’s HouseJeremy Smart
Artemy Filipovitch Zemlyanika, Charity CommissionerJack Lewis
Ammos Fyodorovitch Lyapkin-Tyapkin, District JudgeErnest Beaumont
Anton Antonovitch Skvoznik-Dmuhanovsky, the MayorHerbert Stead
Ivan Koosmitch Shpyokin, PostmasterWilliam Huntley
Peter Ivanovitch Bobchinsky, Town LandownerArthur Ridley
Peter Ivanovitch Dobchinsky, Town LandownerArthur Cox
Svistoonov, a ConstableJohn Morley
Stepan Ilyitch Uhovyortov, Police SuperintendentArnold Williams
Anna Andreyevna, the Mayor’s wifeMargaret Bentley
Marya Antonovna, his daughterOlga Whitehead
YosifJohn Jackson
Ivan Alexandrovitch Hlestakov, an Junior Official from St. PetersburgCyril A. Spencer
A Waiter in the InnBernard Walmsley
Dyerzhimorda, a ConstableTom Stennet
Abdulin, a MerchantLeslie Reyner
Second MerchantCharles Sidlington
Third MerchantJ. Whitehead
Locksmith’s WifeJoyce Adcock
Sergeant’s WifeMadeleine Michaels
Judge’s WifeAudrey Barker
Ivan Lazarevitch Rastakovsky, retired official and man of consequence in the townHarry Coultas
Stepan Ivanovitch Korobkin, retired official and man of consequence in the townCedric Vendyback
Korobkin’s WifeBarbara Dalley
School Superintendent’s WifeCynthia Vendyback
A GendarmeJohn Jackson

Backstage team

DirectorLadley Pearson
Stage ManagerArthur E. B. Brown
LightingWalter P. Miller
Costume AdviserJoyce Adcock
WardrobeCora Greaves
 Stella Ramsbottom
 Winifred Swallow
PropertiesJean Miller
 Pauline Iredale
Special PropertiesClifford Iredale
PrompterAnnette Harrap
Auditorium ManagerPhyllis Harris
Publicity ManagerJean Miller
Box Office ManagerJohn Spencer
The Set Designed and Painted byTina Exley
and Built byPeter Joy
Programme Cover Designed byJ. C. Newby

Archive documents

The following documents from the production are in the LAC archive.

Download: Programme
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