# London production of Hamilton translates into 7 Olivier Awards **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079 "2018-04-09T13:31:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![APB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@APB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APB)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079/21 "2018-04-11T16:20:07Z")
Since _Hamilton_ opened in London, there has been a certain amount of press coverage about how British audiences seem completely unfazed by how George III is portrayed. Indeed, one of its seven Oliviers went to the actor who plays him. But this isn’t really surprising. As umpteen Dope threads in the past have shown, the standard British attitude to the American War of Independence is one of total indifference. ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079/22 "2018-04-11T21:04:08Z")
I think few people here could have identified Hamilton, let alone assessed his significance. If pressed, they might finger him as the guy on the ten-spot, but little else. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079/23 "2018-04-11T21:24:16Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Read my OP. Andrew Lloyd Webber (and his last name is Lloyd Webber) was unsure that the premise for the show would succeed. Read my response; your assertion is not a fact. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079/24 "2018-04-12T11:55:57Z")
> [@Mk\_VII](#): > > I think few people here could have identified Hamilton, let alone assessed his significance. If pressed, they might finger him as the guy on the ten-spot, but little else. If by “here” you mean England then you’re probably right (and I doubt Brits know who’s on US money apart from Washington, Lincoln and maybe Franklin). If perchance you meant this messageboard, then you’d be less so. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079/25 "2018-04-12T13:16:57Z")
I got Hamilton The Revolution, a book of the musical yesterday at my local library, for 50 cents. Quite the Hamilton week!!! ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079/26 "2018-04-13T16:01:34Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > Urk, yes. I had Edward on the brain - and not that Edward, the Duke of Windsor was haunting my thoughts yesterday - as he does to everyone, right? Every day, it’s so annoying. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-production-of-hamilton-translates-into-7-olivier-awards/812079.md?page=1)