Allison Jean White, American Conservatory ..., Dan Hiatt, Daniel Ostling, Lap Chi Chu, local theater, plays, Robert Joy, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Co..., theater review, Warren David Keith Allison Jean White, American Conservatory ..., Dan Hiatt, Daniel Ostling, Lap Chi Chu, local theater, plays, Robert Joy, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Co..., theater review, Warren David Keith

ACT crowns a glorious King Charles III

What will happen when Queen Elizabeth, Great Britain's longest reigning queen, leaves the throne? In a hefty helping of royal speculation, playwright Mike Bartlett takes on that question, but does so by way of Shakespeare with a soupçon of Notting Hill.

The result is King Charles III a new history play that traffics in family drama, parliamentary procedure, the liberties of the fourth estate and everything we think we know about Charles, Camilla, William, Kate and Harry. There's sensation and substance, comedy and some genuine emotion mixed in with provocative observations on the relevance of the monarchy in the 21st century.

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