King Charles III
An adaptation of Mike Bartlett's award-winning play imagining a future in which Prince Charles has become king. With Tim Pigott-Smith, Margot Leicester and Oliver Chris.
After a lifetime of waiting, Charles ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule? Mike Bartlett's 'future history' play won the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Play. The production, directed by Rupert Goold, premiered at the Almeida Theatre before moving to the West End in a co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions and Stuart Thompson Productions.
This "bracingly provocative and outrageously entertaining new play" (The Independent) explores the people underneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family.
KING CHARLES III was first produced by the Almeida Theatre and subsequently co-produced at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End of London by Sonia Friedman Productions and Stuart Thompson Productions in association with Lee Dean & Charles Diamond and Tulchin Bartner Productions. The sound designer for the theatre production was Paul Arditti.
Mike Bartlett's radio play NOT TALKING won both the Imison and Tinniswood Awards in 2007. He has been Writer-In-Residence at the both the National Theatre and The Royal Court Theatre. His play LOVE, LOVE, LOVE won Best New Play in the 2011 Theatre Awards UK; COCK won an Olivier Award in 2010 for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, as did BULL in 2015. As well as winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play, KING CHARLES III won the Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of 2014.
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Clip
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'The queen is dead, long live the King. That's me.'
Duration: 01:46
Music Played
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Charles Koechlin
3 Poems from Jungle Book
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Writer | Mike Bartlett |
Director | Rupert Goold |
Charles | Tim Pigott-Smith |
Camilla | Margot Leicester |
William | Oliver Chris |
Kate | Lydia Wilson |
Harry | Richard Goulding |
Mr Evans | Adam James |
Mr Stevens | Nicholas Rowe |
James Reiss | Miles Richardson |
Jess | Tafline Steen |
Sarah/Diana/TV Producer | Katie Brayben |
Spencer/Sir Gordon/Archbishop/Kebab Man | Paterson Joseph |
Couttsey/Clive/Sir Michael/Speaker | Tom Robertson |
Composer | Jocelyn Pook |
Producer | Toby Swift |
Broadcasts
- Sun 12 Jul 2015 22:00大象传媒 Radio 3
- Sun 6 Nov 2016 21:00大象传媒 Radio 3