The Madness Of George III by Michael Bennett  recorded live at The Nottingham Playhouse

by National Theatre Live in 2018 and shown as a fund raiser during the world wide theatre closings



Run time  2 hrs 10 mins

                                           Presented in two parts at interval

                                          English,  Russian and Ukrainian subs

                                             available in your player

IMDb tt8672520



Summary from NTLive



   1788. King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But with his mind

unravelling at a dramatic pace, ambitious politicians and a scheming prince threaten to

undermine the power of the crown.



directed for the stage by Adam Penford

directed for the screen by  Matthew Woodward



Cast highlights



Fitzroy                                Nadia Albina

William Pitt                       Nicholas Bishop

George III                           Mark Gatiss

Queen Charlotte             Debra Gillett

Fox/Dr. Pepys                   Amanda Hadingue

Greville                              Jack Holden

Thurlow                             David Hounslow

Dr. Baker/Sheridan         Stephanie Jacob

Dr. Warren                         Louise Jameson

Dundas                               Adam Joshi

Fortnum                             Adam Karim



 full cast and crew in the credit roll



My notes



 A lot going on in this play for a modern audience.  The author Allan Bennett is,   I

believe,   the same Allan Bennett who starred in the review Beyond The Fringe decades ago.

Mark Gattis was in the recent Coriolanus.  And Nadia Albina has been in several of

these productions I keep seeding:  RSC Merchant Of Venice and a recent Othello which I've

not  added but is available.  



 The play whose accuracy I don't doubt points to the dreadful practice of medicine

before the scientific age.  More than that it shows the abuse of a mental patient who

happens to be the king.  "I am the doctor" the king is told during his torture which is

deemed a cure.  There are lighter moments to be sure and Allan Bennett has written a

fine play on many levels.



 These subtitle additions are made available from a browser add in for which I am

grateful.



Notes written June 24th,  2020