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Alan Bennett's hit play, directed by Nicholas Hytner. The Madness of George III started with a triumphant opening season at the Royal National Theatre, where it became an instant sell-out and received rapturous acclaim from the critics. After its tour of the UK, it toured America, before returning to the National in 1993.
Synopsis:
George III's behaviour had always been odd, but in 1788 it was becoming positively deranged. The doctors were baffled and the government beginning to totter, with the Whigs and the Prince of Wales preparing to take over.
The play follows the progress of the king, beset by delirium, quarreling doctors, ambitious politicians and an impatient heir.
Nigel Hawthorne's superb performance in 1992 at the Royal National Theatre, made him the proud recipient
of the 1992 Olivier Award (for 1991 season), the Evening Standard Theatre
Award, TimeOut Readers' Award , Plays and Players Magazine Award, and
the London Critics Circle Best Actor Award.
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