PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
#1PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 7/31/16 at 8:09pm
According to Deadline, Mike Bartlett and Rupert Goold will team up again to adapt King Charles III for PBS Masterpiece:
http://deadline.com/2016/07/masterpice-king-charles-iii-adaptation-franchise-post-downton-abbey-tca-1201794521/
I thought the play was fantastic and I'm excited to see it endure in a different medium. Thoughts?
¿Macavity?
Broadway Star Joined: 1/29/16
TerrenceIsTheMann
Broadway Star Joined: 9/28/15
#3PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 7/31/16 at 10:20pm
Great!! Probably the most underrated show of last season.
#4PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 8/1/16 at 12:33am
Thrilling!!! As much as I loved The Humans, I think this was the strongest play of the season. Can't wait for it to come to PBS!
#5PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 8/1/16 at 12:41am
Agreed! It will be really interesting to see how the iambic pentameter translates to TV.
@z5
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/30/15
#6PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 8/1/16 at 12:48am
Went in not expecting much...and within the first 5 mins of the show I was struck by it and amazed. I'm really looking forward to how this will be done. Should be excellent!!
#7PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/8/16 at 7:19pm
Casting has been announced. Tim Pigott-Smith, Oliver Chris, Richard Goulding, and Margot Leicester will be reprising their roles in the film.
http://deadline.com/2016/11/charlotte-riley-to-play-kate-middleton-king-charles-iii-bbc-masterpiece-1201850615/
#8PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/8/16 at 7:30pm
AMAZING news! Was so sad I couldn't catch this on Broadway last year.
#9PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/8/16 at 8:11pm
A not completely unrelated question: I'm watching THE CROWN on Netflix and just finished the episode where the Princess Elizabeth is told she may choose the name she will use as queen. Her father and uncle both chose new names as their "monarch" names (i.e., her father was named Andrew, but chose to become King George).
Does CHARLES III address this? Obviously, the play assumes Prince Charles will keep his given name if and when he takes the throne. Perhaps it's the new tradition?
oknazevad
Swing Joined: 8/29/16
#10PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/8/16 at 11:08pm
The classic rule is that the new monarch can choose any one of their baptismal names as regnal name. So Charles Philip Arthur George could be Charles III, Philip (the First), Arthur (the First; the legendary king doesn't count) or George VII. He would choose, but I think he'd go with Charles.
#11PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/9/16 at 1:07am
^^^^^Thanks. They didn't mention any limitation in THE CROWN. I agree it makes sense that Prince Charles would keep his name; the royals are so much more accessible to the world now and so much better known to all of us because of tabloids and TV. I know popes still do it, but most of us don't know a cardinal until he becomes Pope.
Charles has been a household name for half-a-century--and not just in England.
rebeccmam31
Featured Actor Joined: 10/21/15
#12PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/9/16 at 8:40am
Jeffrey Karasarides said: "Casting has been announced. Tim Pigott-Smith, Oliver Chris, Richard Goulding, and Margot Leicester will be reprising their roles in the film.
http://deadline.com/2016/11/charlotte-riley-to-play-kate-middleton-king-charles-iii-bbc-masterpiece-1201850615"
This is so wonderful! I had the opportunity to see it, but I really want my daughter to see it. I'm thrilled by this announcement.
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#13PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/9/16 at 3:15pm
Wonderful! I loved the cast and the intrigue of the play was surprising and exciting. Looking forward to seeing the TV adaptation.
indytallguy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/13/08
#14PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/9/16 at 11:12pmPreviews started this week for the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre's production of the play in case anyone is in town in the weeks ahead. I'm seeing it tomorrow night. Very excited.
#15PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/10/16 at 12:31pm
That Lydia Wilson is not reprising her role as Kate is criminal.
#16PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/10/16 at 1:17pm
Agreed! I actually thought she'd win a Tony for the role when I saw it the first time.
#17PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 11/10/16 at 2:14pm
And that was before all the ladies who were nominated for Featured Actress in a Play started performances.
#18PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 5/4/17 at 3:23pm
Here's our first look...
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-First-Look-Tony-Nominated-KING-CHARLES-III-Comes-to-PBS-514-20170504
cam5y
Stand-by Joined: 1/8/10
#19PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 5/4/17 at 6:49pm
It will be shown on the BBC on May 10. A fitting tribute to Tim Piggott-Smith, who died in April.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#20PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 5/4/17 at 11:10pm
I am glad that they captured Tim Pigott-Smith's brilliant work in this play.
I believe the broadcast date is May 14th, though - Masterpiece is usually on Sunday evenings at 9.
cam5y
Stand-by Joined: 1/8/10
#21PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 5/5/17 at 1:47am
Yes, May 10 on the BBC in the UK and May 14 on PBS in the US.
wonkit
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
#22PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 5/5/17 at 10:36am
Thanks! Can't wait. I have already pre-purchased the DVD, too.
#23PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV
Posted: 5/5/17 at 7:41pm
I'm so glad Tim Pigott-Smith's performance was preserved, I absolutely loved this play.
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