Der Revisor

Name: Der Revisor
Start: 2026-11-06T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-06T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Enns

Friday 6 November · 18:30Enns · oberoesterreich

What's it about?

By Nikolaj Gogol DER REVISOR adapted by John von Düffel from a rough translation by Natascha Görde Directed by Christian Himmelbauer In a nameless Russian provincial village, the excitement is at its peak. A Revisor (Inspector) is coming to town! He is supposed to check the work of the authorities. Since almost everyone here has something to hide, a lot must be concealed and the perfect little world must be pretended for the high visitors from the capital. The residents see ghosts and mistakenly take a young traveler named Chlestakow for the announced Revisor. They try to bribe him with all kinds of gifts to appease him out of fear of punishment. Chlestakow gratefully accepts the misunderstanding and lives like the proverbial maggot in the cream. He enjoys the increasingly higher bribes, boasts about invented successes, and even proposes marriage to the mayor's daughter. Led by local politicians, the efforts to appear good in front of the supposed inspection authority become increasingly absurd and ridiculous, setting off a mad spiral of comedy that spins faster and faster. Gogol's play was written in 1835 and criticizes corruption, abuse of power, bureaucracy, and the gullibility of people. Any similarities to a small town like this one are, of course, purely coincidental! Organizer: Theater Sellawie Venue: Schloss Ennsegg, Theaterkeller Sellawie Ticket prices: Regular: €25 Children, pupils, students, civil and military service members: €15 Seniors: €22 Enns seniors: €19 Ticket sales: Tel. 0676/724 4949, Gablonzer company (cash only), Citizens' Service Center of the City of Enns (cash only), Email: karten@sellawie.at or www.sellawie.at Dates: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 - 19:30 Sun, 08 Nov 2026 - 17:00 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 - 19:30 Sun, 15 Nov 2026 - 17:00 Fri, 20 Nov 2026 - 19:30 Sat, 21 Nov 2026 - 19:30