Feb. 11-16 | ‘The King’s Speech’ at The National Theatre

Oscar Award-winning writer David Seidler’s original play, which inspired the 2010 film starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, is coming to Washington for its North American premiere. Watch the story unfold as royal secrets circulate, political tensions rise and the pressure to give the perfect speech mounts in this production starring Harry Hadden-Paton and James Frain.

Feb. 11-16, The National Theatre, tickets $54-$129, thenationaldc.com.