The Hollow Crown was devised in 1961 by John Barton for the Royal Shakespeare Company as a celebratory entertainment, by and about, the Kings and Queens of England. From Richard II's soliloquy at Pemfret Castle through to Malory's Morte D'Arthur, by way of Victoria's naively moving description of her own coronation and a 15 year old Jane Austen's 'partial, prejudiced and ignorant historian's entertaining account of the monarchy from Henry IV to Charles I, the production gives a human face, often in their own words and usually comedic, to the changing role of the monarchy through the ages in an illuminating and beguiling way. The Royal Shakespeare Company production. Devised by John Barton.| 24 Nov 03 to 29 Nov 03 | Lighthouse (previously known as Poole Arts Centre) Poole, Dorset Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Nov 03 to 22 Nov 03 | Southend Palace Theatre Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Nov 03 to 15 Nov 03 | Everyman Palace Theatre Cork, Ireland Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Nov 03 to 12 Nov 03 | Grand Opera House Belfast Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Nov 03 to 8 Nov 03 | Theatre Royal Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Oct 03 to 1 Nov 03 | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Oct 03 to 25 Oct 03 | Arts Theatre Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Oct 03 to 18 Oct 03 | Belgrade Theatre Coventry, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Oct 03 to 11 Oct 03 | Theatre Royal Windsor Windsor, Berkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Sep 03 to 4 Oct 03 | Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Sep 03 to 27 Sep 03 | Theatr Clwyd Mold, Flintshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Sep 03 to 20 Sep 03 | Jersey Opera House St Helier, Channel Islands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Sep 03 to 13 Sep 03 | Malvern Theatres Malvern, Worcestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
