The Black Prince is a Restoration era stage play, a historical tragedy written by Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery.

[1] The play relied on influences from contemporaneous French theatre, and contributed to the evolution of the subgenre of heroic drama;[2] yet it also looked back to the Caroline era to assimilate masque-like dramatic effects.

[3] As its title indicates, the play deals with the historical career of Edward, the Black Prince and his defeat and capture of King John II of France at the Battle of Poitiers (1356).

"[4] The production featured Edward Kynaston as the title character, Michael Mohun as King Edward III, William Wintershall as King John, Charles Hart as Lord Delaware, Nicholas Burt as Count Guesselin, William Beeston as Page and William Cartwright as Lord Latimer; Nell Gwyn as Alizia Pearce, Rebecca Marshall as Plantagenet, Mary Knep as Sevina and Katherine Corey as Cleorin.

[5] Samuel Pepys attended the first and third performances of the play; he thought the drama itself was weak, but admired the staging.