The Government Inspector at The Minack from 26 – 30 August
An aerial view of The Government Inspector at The Minack Theatre. Aerial photography Kevin Malam
Our 2019 Picnic Theatre production of The Government Inspector toured to the renowned Minack Theatre in Cornwall. Every performance sold out and we played to capacity audiences of over 4,000 people. We are delighted to announce that we will be returning to perform at The Minack in 2024!
From the review (See the show details on the Minack Website )
‘The Mayor, superbly acted by Robert Sheppard, bristles with a power based on fear, a small town thug….’
‘The smooth-talking Khlestakov, immaculately played by Jason Orbaum, who delights as an oily, brilliantly articulate loafer, accompanied by his acting equal, Graham Russell-Price, as his “lolling” servant.’
‘Jemma Jessup and Pam Hemelryk deserve praise for almost invisibly flitting around that set…’
‘Laura Sheppard and Issy Arnett, each endeavouring to flirtatiously outdo the other in gorgeous gowns, thanks to costumier Diane Nichols and team. She also appeared as the vodka-swilling postmistress, no wonder, with that workload!’
‘The dignitaries and officers with long Russian names, all individually very well acted were Tim Brown, Gilly Fick, Dave Ufton, Howard Benbrook, Steffen Zschaler, Paul Baverstock, Eddie Woolrich, Tessa Duggleby and Oli Bruce, with ensemble….’
 |
 |
Production photography Phill Griffith at PGpics
To receive details of this and other forthcoming shows join our mailing list
An amateur production in association with Samuel French.
