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OverviewOscar-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. 2 CDs. 1 hr 29 mins. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alan Bennett (Author) , Alun Armstrong , Cheryl Campbell , Full CastPublisher: BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House Imprint: BBC Physical Audio Edition: Unabridged edition Dimensions: Width: 12.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 14.00cm Weight: 0.105kg ISBN: 9781408401033ISBN 10: 1408401037 Pages: 2 Publication Date: 11 September 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAlan Bennett is one of Britain's best-loved and most highly acclaimed writers. He has written widely for radio, television and theatre. His latest play, The History Boys, won several awards, including Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Awards for Best Play and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play. It also won six Tony Awards, including Best Play, following an extremely successful transfer to Broadway. In 2006 Bennett was named Author of the Year at the British Book Awards for Untold Stories, his collection of memoirs and diaries. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |