King Charles III (play)

King Charles III
Artwork for the original London and Broadway productions.
Written by	Mike Bartlett
Date premiered	10 April 2014 (2014-04-10)
Place premiered	Almeida Theatre, London
Genre	Drama Future history
Setting	London, United Kingdom in a future of an alternative universe

King Charles III is a 2014 play in blank verse by Mike Bartlett that premiered at the Almeida Theatre in London. The play is a fictional account of the accession and reign of King Charles III of the United Kingdom (who was then still Prince of Wales), and the limiting of the freedom of the press after the News International phone hacking scandal.

A 90-minute television adaptation was broadcast on BBC Two on 10 May 2017.