Democracy (play) 3116837 203293525 2008-04-04T14:32:40Z Theolimeister 1338894 added original London cast list {{otheruses4|the Michael Frayn play||Democracy (disambiguation)}} '''''Democracy''''' is a play by [[Michael Frayn]] which premiered at the [[Royal National Theatre]] on September 9, [[2003]], directed by [[Michael Blakemore]], starring Roger Allam as Willy Brandt and Conleth Hill as Günter Guillaume. It won the [[Evening Standard]] and Critic's Circle awards for Best Play. ''Democracy'' premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Brooks Atkinson Theatre]] on November 18, [[2004]], and ran for 173 performances. It was nominated for the [[Tony Award]] and [[Drama Desk Award]] as Best Play. It has also been staged in [[Copenhagen]], [[Oslo]], [[Stockholm]], [[Wellington]] and [[Toronto]]. The play, based in fact, deals with the decision West German chancellor [[Willy Brandt]] had to make about exposing the [[Communist]] [[spy]] [[Günter Guillaume]] who worked as his secretary and had heard some of the state's most important secrets. ==Original London cast== * Willy Brandt - [[Roger Allam]] * Hans-Dietrich Genscher - [[Nicholas Blane]] * Ulrich Bauhaus - [[Paul Broughton]] * Horst Ehmke - [[Jonathan Coy]] * Gunther Nollau - [[Christopher Ettridge]] * Helmut Schmidt - [[Glyn Grain]] * Reinhard Wilke - [[Paul Gregory (actor)|Paul Gregory]] * Gunter Guillaume - [[Conleth Hill]] * Arno Kretschmann - [[Steven Pacey]] * Herbert Wehner - [[David Ryall]] ==Original Broadway cast (principals)== * Willy Brandt -- [[James Naughton]] * Günter Guillaume -- [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]] * Arno Kretschmann -- [[Michael Cumpsty]] * Herbert Wehner -- [[Robert Prosky]] * Reinhard Wilke -- [[Terry Beaver]] * Helmut Schmidt -- [[John Dossett]] ==External links== * [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=383002 Internet Broadway Database listing] * [http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/Michael%20Frayn%20on%20Democracy+7664.twl Interview with Michael Frayn September 19, 2003] * [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=502791 broadwaycom.com summary of critics] [[Category:Michael Frayn plays]] [[Category:2003 plays]] [[no:Demokrati (teaterstykke)]] [[nn:Democracy]]