The King’s Speech
By David Seidler
Directed by Lexi von Hoffmann
A shy man with a debilitating stammer, Bertie is more than happy to leave the top job in the family business to his older brother David.
However, the year is 1936, ‘the firm’ is the British royal family, and his brother, the new King Edward VIII, shows a shocking disregard for tradition and is under increasing political pressure. Eventually he abdicates the throne to be with the woman he loves. In politically grim times, the reluctant Bertie, next in line to the throne, is forced to step into the breach.
With the help of an unconventional speech therapist and the staunch support of his wife, he attempts to overcome his speech impediment and become the king the country needs. As world politics turn even darker, will Bertie be able to deliver the speech of a lifetime?
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Cast:
Albert, Duke of York/King George VI
Martin Mills
Elizabeth, Duchess of York/Queen Elizabeth
Madeleine Lange
Lionel Logue
Harald Djürken
Myrtle Logue, his wife
Martina Plieger
King George V, and Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury
Dave Earl
Queen Mary
Birgit Lüdemann-Winther
David, Prince of Wales/King Edward VIII
Forest Feltner
Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister
Peter Sanders
Winston Churchill
Brian Griffin
Footmen, Housemaids, Guests at a party, Secretaries, Radio Technicians
Abdullah Abbasi, Corinna Ertl, Birte Oldenburg, Frank Wigger