The Madness Of George III by Michael Bennett  recorded live at The Nottingham Playhouse by National Theatre Live and shown as a fund raiser during the world wide theatre closings

Run time  2 hrs 10 mins
                                           Presented in two parts at interval
                                          English,  Russian and Ukrainian subs
                                             available in your player
IMDb tt8672520

Summary from NTLive

   1788. King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But with his mind unravelling at a dramatic pace, ambitious politicians and a scheming prince threaten to undermine the power of the crown.

The full list of cast and creatives is in the credit roll

directed for the stage by Adam Penford
directed for the screen by  Matthew Woodward

Cast highlights

Fitzroy                                                           Nadia Albina
William Pitt                                                  Nicholas Bishop
George III                                                      Mark Gatiss
Queen Charlotte                                        Debra Gillett
Foz/Dr. Pepys                                              Amanda Hadingue
Greville                                                          Jack Holden
Thurlow                                                         David Hounslow
Dr. Baker/Sheridan                                     Stephanie Jacob
Dr. Warren                                                    Louise Jameson
Dundas                                                          Adam Joshi
Fortnum                                                        Adam Karim


 full cast and crew in the credit roll

My notes

 A lot going on in this play for a modern audience.  The author Allan Bennett is, I beilieve the same Allan Bennett who stared in the review Beyond The Fringe decades ago.
Mark Gattis was in the recent Coriolanus.  And Nadia Albina has been in several of these productions I keep going:  RSC Merchant Of Venice and a recent Othello which I've
not duplicated.  That will have to wait.

 The play whose accuracy I don't doubt points to the dreadful practice of medicine before the scientific age.  More than that it shows the abuse of a mental patient who happens to be the king.  "I am the doctor" the king is told during his torture which is deemed a cure.  There are lighter moments to be sure and Allan Bennett has written a fine play on many levels.

 The subtitle additions are made available from a browser add in for which I am  grateful.

Notes written June 24th,  2020