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.