For even a modest anglophile, the way Mike Bartlett’s “King Charles III” pairs intrigue with British monarchy, political drama and family tensions in Pioneer Theatre Company’s current production is sure to be engaging. The performance manages to combine the honorable duty of public figures with the intimacies of shared grief, masterfully directed by David Ivers, for a look at Britain’s most famed nobility.
Opening with the death of Britain’s current Queen Elizabeth II, “King Charles III” chronicles possible political and personal journeys of the royals. Charles, son of Queen Elizabeth II, and the man Bartlett gave the position of next ruler for this hypothetical production, attempts to find his footing as the next ruler, particularly in relation to his role in the creation of laws.