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The Madness of George III
Drama on 4

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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1 hour, 27 minutes

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vm7d

BBC Radio 4 - Drama on 4, The Madness of George III

Elliot Levey and Reece Shearsmith star in Alan Bennett’s sparkling tragi-comedy.

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