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=== Portrayals === [[File:williams-marchmont-street.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Williams' [[blue plaque]] at 57 Marchmont Street]] [[David Benson]]'s 1996 [[Edinburgh Fringe]] show ''Think No Evil of Us: My Life with Kenneth Williams'' saw Benson playing Williams; after touring, the show ran in London's West End. Benson reprised his performance at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe and continues to tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seabright.info/davidbenson.html#tneou |title=David Benson β JAMES SEABRIGHT |publisher=Seabright.info |access-date=11 September 2011 |archive-date=26 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926034534/http://www.seabright.info/davidbenson.html#tneou |url-status=dead }}</ref> Williams was played by [[Adam Godley]] in [[Terry Johnson (dramatist)|Terry Johnson]]'s play ''[[Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick]]'', which premiered at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in 1998. Godley reprised the role in the subsequent film adaptation, ''[[Cor, Blimey!]]'' In 2006, Williams' life was the subject of the television play ''[[Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!]]''. [[Michael Sheen]] portrayed Williams.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rampton |first=James |date=8 March 2006 |title=Michael Sheen carries off the life of Kenneth Williams |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/michael-sheen-carries-off-the-life-of-kenneth-williams-6107218.html |work=The Independent |access-date=23 February 2020 |archive-date=23 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223194317/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/michael-sheen-carries-off-the-life-of-kenneth-williams-6107218.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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