This should have been up a while ago.
I went to see Gobol's The Government Inspector, a production that was completely bizarre. The play lends itself t a degree of absurdness, but this was completely ludicrous. When we first entered the theatre, we took a path that went through the stage, with various characters on stage. For example, an old Russian woman carving potatoes whilst singing... terribly.
One of my main reasons for going was because of the actor Julian Barratt. As a massive fan of The Mighty Boosh, I was anticipation seeing him on stage, and this is the exact type of play he would be a part of: a bizarre Russian comedy. Unfortunately, he was slightly disappointing. He was fine, but nothing amazing. The first dream sequence with the rats was hilarious, but beyond that, his performance was one-dimensional. The actor playing the fake 'inspector' (Kyle Soller) stole the show. He was absolutely incredible, despite taking a little getting used to. Ridiculous amounts of energy. Bizarre mannerisms. (I need to stop using the word bizarre but it just sums up this play so well!!)
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