The Madness of George III

…time productions he directed included The Madness of George III (1991), whose film version, The Madness of King George (1994), marked Hytner’s film directorial debut, and a hugely successful revival of Carousel (1992), whose subsequent Broadway run garnered five Tony Awards—a best director award for Hytner among them.

Bennett’s 1991 play, The Madness of George III, took his fascination with England’s past back to the 1780s and in doing so matched the widespread mood of retrospection with which British literature approached the end of the 20th century.

…in the title role of The Madness of George III (1991) in London, for which he won an Olivier Award. He later starred in the film adaptation, The Madness of King George (1994), and received an Academy Award nomination for the role. Hawthorne was made a Commander of the Order…