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Visiting the historic palace (opens in new tab) always feels like stepping into the past though, Kensington Palace is taking that experience to the next level with its first theatrical production.

Titled United Queendom (open in new tab), the play tells the story of two overlooked women of the 18th century: Queen Caroline and Lady Henrietta Howard. The former was the wife of King George II, the latter his mistress, and both once made the state apartments of the palace their home. [James Seger, creative director of the theater production company Les Enfants Terribles, said in a statement, "Caroline and Henrietta refused to back down in a male-dominated world, refused to be silent, refused to bow to tradition. They redefined the role of women at court and, in the process, fundamentally changed court life forever and changed the course of history."

The immersive production first welcomes guests to George II's birthday celebration. They then get to choose between Caroline or Henrietta. (Les Enfants is known for its contemporary approach to storytelling.) The story unfolds across 14 different rooms of Kensington Palace.

Working in an iconic building comes with its challenges. We usually build the walls ourselves and drill the holes for the cabling," Fiona Pollitt, creative producer of Les Enfants, told The Telegraph. We have to make holes for the cables, but it doesn't work that way," Fiona Pollitt, creative producer of Les Enfants, told the Telegraph. And the crew only has 90 minutes after closing each day to prepare for the show.

Still, Seeger said, "It's incredibly exciting to be 'liberated' at the palace."

United Queens will run from February 28, 2020 through March 30, 2020. Tickets are available here (opens in a new tab).

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