The Madness of George III
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The Madness of George III is a 1991 play by Alan Bennett. It is a fictionalised biographical study of the latter half of the reign of George III of the United Kingdom, his battle with mental illness and the inability of his court to handle his condition. It was adapted for film in 1994 as The Madness of King George.
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[edit] Performance History
The play had its premiere on 28 November 1991 at the Lyttelton Theatre of the National Theatre in London. It was directed by Nicholas Hytner and designed by Mark Thompson. The play starred Nigel Hawthorne as George III, Janet Dale as Queen Charlotte and Michael Fitzgerald as the Prince of Wales, also starring Julian Wadham, Charles Kay, Adrian Scarborough, Mark Lockyer and David Henry.
After its London run, the production toured the UK and the USA, returned to the National Theatre in 1993 and was then presented in Athens and Israel in 1994.
The play was staged at the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre in San Diego, CA June 19 - September 24, 2010.[1]
[edit] Second London Run (Apollo Theatre, 2012)
Just over ten years after it's first London run Theatre Royal Bath brought the play back to the West End at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue [2] on the 18th January 2012 with the following cast
- David Haig as George III
- Beatie Edney as Queen Charlotte
- Christopher Keegan as the Prince of Wales
- William Belchambers as
- Charlotte Asprey as Lady Pembroke
- Ed Cooper Clarke as Captain Fitzroy
- Orlando James as Captain Greville
- Beruce Khan as Papandiek
- Ryan Saunders as Fortnum
- Peter McGovern as Braun
- Simon Markey as Prince's Footman
- Gary Mackay as Prince's Valet
- Nicholas Rowe as William Pitt
- Thomas Wheatley as Lord Thurlow
- Richard Hansell as Dundas
- Gary Oliver as Charles Fox
- Patrick Moy as Sheridan
- Peter Pacey as Sir George Baker
- Madhav Sharma as Dr Richard Warren
- John Webb as Sir Lucas Pepys
- Clive Francis as Dr. Willis
- Karen Winchester as Margaret Nicholson
- Chris McCalphy as Willis' Henchman
- Haseeb Malik as Warren's assistant
[edit] Original Cast (National Theatre, 1991)
- Nigel Hawthorne as George III
- Janet Dale as Queen Charlotte
- Michael Fitzgerald as the Prince of Wales
- Julian Wadham as William Pitt
- Anthony Calf as Captain Fitzroy
- Daniel Flynn as Captain Greville
- Ian Holm as Dr. Willis
[edit] References
- ^ "The Old Globe Website". http://theoldglobe.org/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=7936. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ http://www.apollotheatrelondon.co.uk/the-madness-of-george-iii/
- ^ http://www.whatsonstage.com/tickets/london/T553350699/.html
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