The Madness Of George III, Alan Bennett
The Madness Of George III, Alan Bennett
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The Madness Of George III

Author: Alan Bennett

Narrator: Alun Armstrong, Cheryl Campbell, Full Cast, Jim Broadbent

Unabridged: 1 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2008


Synopsis

Oscar-winning actor Jim Broadbent stars as ‘mad’ King George III in the title role of this adaptation of Alan Bennett’s award-winning play, which co-stars Cheryl Campbell, Nicholas Farrell and Alun Armstrong. The King is losing his mind. Doctors are brought in as his eccentric behaviour becomes more bizarre and erratic, while his son, the Prince Regent, waits – and plots. Combining Jim Broadbent’s ‘heartbreaking portrayal of the batty old monarch’ (Observer) with Alan Bennett’s trademark dark humour this full-cast drama was first heard on the BBC’s World Service. The Madness of George III was filmed as the Oscar-winning The Madness of King George, starring Nigel Hawthorne and Helen Mirren.

About Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett is a renowned playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and
author who has won dozens of awards in his more than fifty-year career,
including awards for lifetime achievement. His bestselling titles
include The Uncommon Reader, Untold Stories, Writing Home, and others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dagio_maya on September 05, 2018

"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

Goodreads review by Katy on September 05, 2014

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

Goodreads review by Gregg on May 03, 2008

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

Goodreads review by Blixen on December 06, 2011

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

Goodreads review by Tim on February 10, 2012

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