The Madness Of George III

"Monarchia e follia sono due stati che hanno una frontiera in comune"” "La pazzia di Re Giorgio" è un testo teatrale messo in scena per la prima volta nel 1991. Il grande successo riscosso portò alla versione cinematografica del 1994. Si tratta di una satira assolutamente esilarante. Re Giorgio sto......more

Spur-of-the-moment decision to read this. I liked the film and can only picture Nigel Hawthorne in this. Alan Bennett's introduction puts the play in its historical context and it's a short read that entertains in its plot and characterisation. George III is a wily and committed king. Deeply taken wi......more

Truthfully, I wasn't really in the mood for this. I got fired up about Bennett after reading and seeing The History Boys, and obviously this was the next readily available title. It's like The West Wing in the nineteenth century. It seems to take royalty as more of an ingrained staple than a Yank li......more

La pazzia di re Giorgio è una commedia teatrale storica. Alan Bennett aveva studiato storia durante il periodo universitario per cui le sue conoscenze in materia sono ricche di spunti interessanti sulla corte inglese alla fine del XVIII secolo. Durante la lettura si ride molto perché Bennett non per......more

I think this is one of Bennett's better plays - I think he wittily ties George's descent into madness to Britain's recent loss of the American colonies. The King Lear scene is fantastically clever. There's currently a splendid revival of The Madness of George III starring David Haig in London's West......more