Democracy (play)
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'''''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]]
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