Government Inspector; Chicken Soup with Barley; Butley " reviews
Young Vic, LondonRoyal Court, LondonDuchess, LondonGogol's comic classic, The Government Inspector (1836) is, in Richard Jones's hands, more than theatrical. His directorial approach is tirelessly inventive, bordering on gymnastic, involving one coup after another. The evening comes close to a circus, wildly overpopulated with clowns. Before the play has even started we are invited to stroll across the stage, past ca…