The Madness of George III (play)

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Poster for National Theatre production on tour
Poster for National Theatre production on tour

The Madness of George III is a 1991 play by Alan Bennett. It was adapted for film in 1994 as The Madness of King George.

[edit] Performance History

The play had its premiere on 21 November 1991 at the Lyttleton 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, Michael Fitzgerald as the Prince of Wales, Julian Wadham, Charles Kay, 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.