." >> king charles the third is a future history play from mike bartlett. charles' abilities as a ruler or quickly challenged by both parliament and his own family. ben brantley calls the play flat out brilliant. the play concludes january 1. tim smith, margo lester, oliver chris, and lydia wilson. i am pleased to have them here at this table for the first time. everyone is talking about this and january 31 is approaching and you have to get there if you can. what is it about the royal family? i do a morning television show. all are fascinated by every generation. what is it? why do we like royalty? >> it becomes increasingly unreal in the modern world. these people exist as a scene in the play where people come to the palace and say why is this still here? if you are in london and you happen to see the horse carts going down the mountain -- it is like a fairy show. it is fantastic. charlie: was interesting is the drama and all that has happened to the royal family is so fascinating. >> the whole of the diana tsonga was lived out in public and our play touc

. ♪ charlie: "king charles iii" is a history play from mike bartlett. his abilities as a ruler are challenged by parliament and his own family as he attempts to assert more power than his predecessor. ben brantley calls the play "flat-out brilliant." joining me now are the stars. i am pleased to have them here at this table for the first time. everyone is talking about this. what is it about the royal family? i do a morning television show. what is it? why do we like royalty? tim: it is increasingly unreal in the modern world. if you are in london and you happen to see the horse guards, it is like a fairy show. it is fantastic. charlie: the drama and what has happened to the royal family is so fascinating. tim: the whole of the diana saga was lived out in public. i feel this is terribly sensitive because it came to such a desperate end. but you could not have made that story up. charlie: you play such an interesting figure. how would you describe her relationship to her husband? margot: devoted. in the play, she is clearly a wife who loves her husband a

. >> rose: king charles iii is a future history play from mike bartlett. tim pigott-smith plays the newly crowned king of england following death of his mother queen elizabeth ii. king charles attempts to assert more power than his predecessor. the play is called brilliant. starting january 31. joining me the stars, tim pigott-smith, margot leicester, oliver chris and lydia wilson. i am pleased to have them at this table for the first time everybody is talking about this and january 31 is approaching and you better get there if you can. what is it about the royal family? i do a morning television show, all morning television shows are fascinated by every generation. what else it? -- what is it? why are we fascinating by royalty? >> it is increasingly rare in the modern world where these people exists. it's seen in the play where a commoner comes into the palace and says, why is this stuff still here? but if you're in london and happen to see the horse guards going down to the mouth to the palace. >> rose: the first place you want to go the buckingham palac