His time has finally come. The queen is dead and Charles ascends the throne, at last. But is he ready for the monarchy or anarchy?  In this inventive story of a king under pressure, playwright Mike Bartlett  mixes verse and a structure reminiscent of Shakespeare with British royals we "know"  in what director Kevin Bennett calls "a future history."  The key as costume designer was to design present day clothing  that helped with the recognition factor of characters like Kate Middleton, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Camilla, as well as invented characters but adding just a touch of viewing them through a more "mythic" eye, perhaps seeing the present day as someone might look back on it from hundreds of years in the future.

Creative Team: 
DIRECTOR Kevin Bennett 
COSTUME DESIGNER Christopher David Gauthier
SET DESIGNER Kevin McAllister
​LIGHTING DESIGNER Darren Bouquist
​SOUND DESIGNER Ben Elliot
STAGE MANAGER: Rick Rinder
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Rebecca Mulvihill
VOICE, TEXT, and DIALECT COACH Alison Matthews
ASSISTANT to the DIRECTOR Seamus Fera

Cast: 
JAMES REISS: David Bloom
SARAH/GHOST/TV PRODUCER/ NEWSPAPER WOMAN: Lauren Bowler
​COOTSEY/SPEAKER/SIR MICHAEL/BUTLER: Chris Cochrane
KING CHARLES III: Ted Cole
PRINCE HARRY: Charlie Gallant
KATE: Katherine Gauthier
SPENCER/BUTLER/PAUL/SIR GORDON/ARCHBISHOP: Shekhar Paleja
PRINCE WILLIAM: Oliver Rice
JESS: Agnes Tong
CAMILLA: Gwynyth Walsh
MR. EVANS: Simon Webb
MRS. STEVENS: Christine Willes

​All Photos by David Cooper