The Madness of George III

Starring

Simon Ward and Susan Penhaligon

About The Madness of George III

Wilde Enterprises in association with South Hill Park, Eastbourne Theatres and Anvil Arts present

The Madness of George III

by Alan Bennett
directed by Alastair Whatley
Starring Simon Ward and Susan Penhaligon

Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 November 7.30pm
Saturday Matinee 2.30pm

The year is 1786. George III is King. King of England.  He has a loving wife, a nation of subjects, a loyal parliament, and the world kneels at his feet... But he’s a little odd.

The king’s behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic, and word has it he’s addressed an oak tree as the King of Prussia! Doctors are called in, parliament falters, and the Prince Regent manoeuvres himself into power.

From the hand of national treasure Alan Bennett, author of The History Boys and Talking Heads, The Madness of George III is a brilliant exploration of duty and kingship, an epic play about the ties that bind us together as family, as a society and as a nation. Gripping drama, dangerous politics and irreverent comedy collide in a rollercoaster ride where the health of the nation is at the mercy of the mental health of one man.

Starring Simon Ward (Judge John Deed, Zulu Dawn, Young Winston, All Creatures Great And Small) and Susan Penhaligon (The Land That Time Forgot, No Sex Please We’re British, Bouquet of Barbed Wire), this marks the first touring production of the play since the original award-winning production by the National Theatre in 1991 and the subsequent hit 1994 film starring Nigel Hawthorne.

www.madnessofgeorge.co.uk

Wilde Enterprises is a collaboration between Blackeyed Theatre, Icarus Theatre Collective and Original Theatre Company

booking

Tickets: A £20 B £17 C £14.50 D £12
Sat Matinee: £12 all seats
60+ £2 off / Conc. HALF PRICE (bands B, C & D only)
Schools: £7 for groups of 10+
Age: 12yrs+
Running Time: 2hrs 30mins
Post Show Talk: Thurs 25 November

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