Mike Bartlett Turns to Shakespeare to Voice His ‘King Charles III’

The New York Times: How do you write a play about the British royal family without making its members seem risible, banal or irrelevant? Except for Queen Elizabeth, who orbits in her own special universe, today’s royals often appear to be trapped in a dreary reality show whose ostensible dramas (Who did Kate wear? What did Charles say?) are anything but dramatic.