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The Madness of King George
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A meditation on power, and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III (now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder). As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive, and more politically marginalized, neither effect desirable to his Lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge.
A meditation on power, and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III (now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder). As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive, and more politically marginalized, neither effect desirable to his Lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge.
Actors:
Rupert Graves,
Helen Mirren,
Amanda Donohoe,
Charlotte Curley,
Peter Bride-Kirk,
Eve Camden,
Thomas Copeland
Rupert Graves
30 June 1963, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK
Helen Mirren
26 July 1945, Chiswick, London, England, UK
Amanda Donohoe
29 June 1962, London, England, UK
Charlotte Curley
Peter Bride-Kirk
Eve Camden
Thomas Copeland
Director:
Nicholas Hytner
Nicholas Hytner
7 May 1956, Manchester, England, UK
Country:
United Kingdom
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