http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/171/all en http://www.theatromania.ca/news/king-charles-iii <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="2384" height="1703" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/CST_CharlesIII_04_byLizLauren_50.jpg?1483196961" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Mike Bartlett's smashing political drama gets royal treatment at Chicago Shakespeare Theater</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Chicago Shakespeare Theater<br />Written by Mike Bartlett<br />Directed by Gary Griffin</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>Audiences have long been fascinated with the inner workings of England's royal family and the success of recent shows such a<em>s </em>Netflix's <em>The Crown</em> suggest that public appetite for stories about the Monarchy is far from waning. Mike Bartlett's acclaimed <strong><a href="https://www.chicagoshakes.com/plays_and_events/kingcharlesiii"><em>King Charles III</em></a> </strong>(now being filmed for a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/king-charles-3-casting">BBC2 adaptation</a>) is another example of renewed interest in the royals.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sat, 2016-11-05</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2017-01-15</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/chicago-shakespeare-theater">Chicago Shakespeare Theater</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/king-charles-iii" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/king-charles-iii#comments Chicago Shakespeare Theater Reviews Shakespeare Mon, 02 Jan 2017 05:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 1180 at http://www.theatromania.ca