The Madness of George lll

Devonshire Park Theatre

Saturday 4 - Saturday 11 September 2010

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Starring Simon Ward & Susan Penhaligon

The year is 1786. George III is King. King of England. He has a loving wife, a nation of subjects, a loyal parliament, and the world kneels at his feet. But he's a little odd.

The king's behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic, and word has it he's addressed an oak tree as the King of Prussia! Doctors are called in, parliament falters, and the Prince Regent manoeuvres himself into power.

From the hand of national treasure Alan Bennett, author of The History Boys and Talking Heads, The Madness of George III is a brilliant exploration of duty and kingship, an epic play about the ties that bind us together as family, as a society and as a nation. Gripping drama, dangerous politics and irreverent comedy collide in a rollercoaster ride where the health of the nation is at the mercy of the mental health of one man.

Starring Simon Ward (Zulu Dawn, Young Churchill, All Creatures Great And Small) and Susan Penhaligon (The Land That Time Forgot, No Sex Please We’re British), this marks the first touring production of the play since the original award-winning production by the National Theatre in 1991and the subsequent hit 1994 film starring Nigel Hawthorne.

Visit the show website at

http://www.madnessofgeorge.co.uk

Performance Times:

Eves: 7.45pm Wed 8 & Sat 11 Mats: 2.30pm

Ticket Prices:

Sat 4 & Mon - Thur 7.45pm £13.50, £16.00 £18.00 Fri 10 & Sat 11 7.45pm £13.50, £17.50, £19.50 Wed & Sat Mats: £13.50 all seats

• Over 60s £1.50 off
• Friends of the Devonshire Park 25% off (first 2 nights only)
• Groups 10 + 1 free (Applies 7.45pm only)
• Children £6
• People With Disabilities £1.50 off
• Students £6
• Unemployed £1.50 off

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