Rarely have I been moved to give a standing ovation and I
would have for the performance of David Haig in the lead role. I didn’t as I
don’t think it is fair on the people sitting behind me. The quality of his
performance was outstanding both in vocal tone, facial and body expression and
mannerisms. The difference between the pain free king with his confident
manner, air of command and the addition of wot wot and hey hey to the end of
each sentence was in direct contrast to the tortured soul that was being bled
and blistered, restrained and gagged with a whining tone, pleading body
language and self-pitying tone. The acting to portray those two roles was as I
have already stated outstanding and it was difficult to take your eyes of the
performance.
I was also interested in the way that government interacted
with royalty. The king had got to a position where the prime minister depending
on whom the king was. George III favoured Pitt the Younger, his son and
potential regent favoured Fox as he shared his values of partying. Without the
lack of love between the two the Royal Pavilion in Brighton would not have been
built.
With a lot of dramas the comedy is the element that really
drives the show. At one point Mr King commenting on his painful stomach tells
Mrs King (the Queen) that he will attempt a fart and when one of the footmen is
sacked it is suggested he help out at a grocery store but as he comments who
ever heard of Fortnum and Papendiek.
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