The Hollow Crown is an anthology, devised by John Barton in 1961, which presents in dramatic form speeches, documents, gossip and music, associated with the British monarchy from William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria.
According to Ian Richardson "every member of the Royal Shakespeare Company - present, past, or passed-on - has participated in it at one time or another".
Among the earliest fund raisers for the reopened Georgian Angles Theatre in Wisbech was The Hollow Crown, which launched Jill Freud’s successful company.
[1] Rarely performed in the United States, Cesear's Forum, a minimalist theatre company, produced the play in February/March 2000 at Playhouse Square, Cleveland, Ohio.
Kerry Clawson in her Akron Beacon Journal review, noted some adaptational efforts to provide an American perspective.