King Charles III by Mike Bartlett

King Charles III by Mike Bartlett

A special edition of Mike Bartlett's acclaimed 'future history play', with exclusive bonus material.

'Outstanding and provocative… the most spectacular, gripping and wickedly entertaining piece of lèse-majesté that British theatre has ever seen'

* Telegraph *

'Bold, brilliant and unstoppably entertaining… an intelligent, empathetic, moving look at the power and limitations of the modern monarchy… theatre doesn't get much better than this'

* The Times *

'Play of the year.. extraordinary… a meaty, hilarious, dizzyingly audacious state of the nation political thriller'

* Time Out *

'Royally entertaining… raises fascinating questions about the future of the monarchy'

* Guardian *

'Scintillating and highly ambitious... a brilliant, provocative piece of drama'

* Financial Times *

'Wonderfully original... Bartlett's brilliant text pulses with Shakespearean resonances... a right royal triumph'

* The Stage *

'Pitch-perfect… bracingly provocative and outrageously entertaining'

* Independent *

'Brilliantly ambitious… deliciously smart… [the] script is a witty amalgam of Shakespearean rhythms and sharp modern colloquialisms'

* Exeunt Magazine *

Mike Bartlett is a multi-award-winning writer for both stage and screen. Theatre includes: Juniper Blood (Donmar Warehouse, 2025); Unicorn (West End, 2025); Scandaltown (Lyric Hammersmith, 2022); The 47th (Old Vic, London, 2022); Mrs Delgado (Old Fire Station, Oxford, 2021); Snowflake (Old Fire Station, Oxford, 2018); Albion (Almeida Theatre, London, 2017); Wild (Hampstead Theatre, 2016); Game (Almeida, 2015); King Charles III (Almeida Theatre and West End, 2014); An Intervention (Paines Plough/Watford, 2014); Bull (Sheffield Theatres, 2013); Medea (Headlong, 2012); Chariots of Fire (Hampstead Theatre, 2012); 13 (National Theatre, London, 2011); Decade (Headlong, 2011); Earthquakes in London (Headlong & National Theatre, 2010); Love, Love, Love (Paines Plough & Plymouth Theatre Royal, 2010); Cock (Royal Court, 2009; West End, 2022); Contractions (Royal Court Theatre, London, 2008); Artefacts (Bush Theatre & Nabokov, 2008); and My Child (Royal Court, 2007). Television includes: Life, Doctor Foster, King Charles III, Sticks and Stones, Trauma and Press.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781848424425
ISBN 10	1848424426
Title	King Charles III
Author	Mike Bartlett
Series	Nhb Modern Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2014-10-30
Number of pages	144
Prizes	Winner of Best New Play, Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2014, Winner of Best New Play, Olivier Awards 2015
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.