15 December 1962
The Killer15 December 1962 marks the first performance of Exit the King, placing the play’s initial staging at the Théâtre de l’Alliance Française in Paris. The date is the starting point of the documented performance history that subsequently carried the work to Edinburgh and, later, to the United States.
First Performance
Exit the King was first performed on 15 December 1962 at the Théâtre de l’Alliance Française in Paris. The date identifies the play’s initial public staging and anchors the chronology of its later productions.
Subsequent Production History
The next dated milestone in the available record is an English version performed by the Royal Court Company at the Edinburgh Festival in September 1963. The American première followed on 1 September 1967 in Los Angeles, performed by APA Repertory Company by arrangement with APA Phoenix. These later performances distinguish the 1962 Paris première from the play’s subsequent presentations in English and in the United States.
