The Madness of George III
When a leader loses the plot, how should those around him respond? Elliot Levey, Emma Fielding and Reece Shearsmith star in Alan Bennett’s sparkling tragi-comedy.
When a leader loses the plot, how should those around him respond? Elliot Levey, Emma Fielding and Reece Shearsmith star in Alan Bennett’s sparkling tragi-comedy about George III's mental incapacitation and the Regency crisis of 1788-9.
Adapted and directed for radio by Emma Harding
The King.....Elliot Levey
The Queen.....Emma Fielding
The Prince of Wales....Joseph Arkley
Willis.....Reece Shearsmith
Pitt.....Matthew Needham
Fitzroy/Sheridan.....Damien Molony
Fox.....Enyi Okoronkwo
Thurlow.....Sam Dale
Baker.....Neil McGregor
Dundas.....Billy Hartman
Warren.....Simon Armstrong
Lady Pembroke.....Clare Corbett
Papendiek.....Sam Swann
Fortnum.....Matthew Bulgo
Nicholson.....Yasmin Mwanza
Production Co-ordinator.....Lindsay Rees
Sound Design.....Rhys Morris
A BBC Audio Wales production for BBC Radio 4
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- Sat 25 Apr 202615:00BBC Radio 4
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