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Theatre

The Madness of George III is much easier to like than King Lear

20 June 2020

9:00 AM

20 June 2020

9:00 AM

National Theatre at Home: The Madness of George III

Nottingham Playhouse, via YouTube

Romeo and Juliet

Royal Shakespeare Company, via iPlayer and Marquee TV

The longest interval in theatre history continues. Last week the National Theatre livestreamed a 2018 version of The Madness of George III produced by Nottingham Playhouse with Mark Gatiss in the title role. The script, written by Alan Bennett as a response to King Lear, is much easier to like than the original.

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