Mr. Prohack

Arthur Prohack is a middle‑aged, bearded civil servant who treats the orderly rhythm of his mornings as a small triumph over chaos. By day he sits in the Treasury’s quiet chambers, wielding an iron‑clad sense of duty that quietly steers the nation’s finances even as ministers scramble for headlines. Though his name never graces the papers, his decisions have saved millions and earned him an unofficial reputation as the “terror of the departments.”

At home in a meticulously furnished square behind Hyde Park Gardens, Prohack’s wife darts between charitable war work and the domestic drama of a demanding household. Their world is a blend of polite Victorian propriety and the undercurrents of post‑war scarcity that begin to surface, threatening the comfortable order he has built. As the first act unfolds, listeners are drawn into a gentle satire of bureaucracy, marital banter, and the quiet absurdities that lurk behind Britain’s polished façade.