A provocative drama, drawing on the style and structure of a Shakespearean history play, which explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain’s most famous family.

Queen Elizabeth II is dead. After a lifetime of waiting, her son ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule?

King Charles III premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in April 2014.

A revised version of the play, as it was performed in the West End, is also available.