Psychosis and royalty
8 Songs for a Mad King
Dates
2000
Union Hall, University of Adelaide
(1 - 2 March)
1999
Australian premiere - The Assembly Hall Carlton
(24 November - 4 December)
Based on the life and writing of England’s notorious Mad King, George III, Maxwell-Davies’s Eight Songs reigns pre-eminent in its electrifying capacity to challenge and transcend musical psychological norms.
Direction
Douglas HortonMusical Direction
Roland PeelmanDesign
Trina ParkerLighting Design
David MurrayPerformed by
Michael Stevens