The Apple Cart (1975)
Shaw's comedy of ideologies looks forty years to the future at the impossibility of government as the British cabinet and monarchy face a day of "crisis" for the country. King Magnus is happy to engage a prime minister seeking to transform the nation into a constitutional monarchy, but who truly rules in this democracy: the king, the government or the businessmen? And do any of them care about the people?
Director: Cedric Messina
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Helen Mirren as |
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Nigel Davenport as King Magnus |
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Prunella Scales as Queen Jemima |
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Beryl Reid as Amanda |
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Joyce Grant as Lysistrata |
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Bill Fraser as Boanerges |
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Peter Barkworth as Prime Minister |
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Griffith Jones as Foreign Secretary |
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Trevor Baxter as Colonial Secretary |
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Reg Pritchard as Chancellor of the Exchequer |
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Thorley Walters as Home Secretary |
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Simon Lack as Pamphilius |
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James Leith as Sampronius |
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Bernard Taylor as American Ambassador |
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Deborah Makepeace as Princess Royal |
| Directing | Cedric Messina | Director |
| Writing | George Bernard Shaw | Writer |