The legend of Camelot chronicles the life of King Arthur and his noble Knights of the Round Table. It explores the themes of love, loyalty, an ideal world, good versus evil and the challenges of justice in a utopian society. 

The musical “Camelot” was written by Alan Jay Lerner (book and lyrics) and Frederick Loewe (music). It is based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. H. White tetralogy novel The Once and Future King.

Let’s explore the story of Camelot, its themes and the backdrops we offer here at Backdrops By Charles Stewart.

The Story of Camelot 

Camelot ran on Broadway for 873 performances, winning four Tony Awards. The musical chronicles the life of fabled King Arthur, his wife, Queen Guenevere and the perfect kingdom he establishes. We follow his life from boyhood, where he is a young squire who becomes King after extracting the sword Excalibur from its legendary rock. He creates a world where he and his Knights of the Round Table collaborate to establish a just and equitable society. 

Just as the utopian world is becoming a reality for King Arthur, his world begins to unravel. His beautiful wife falls in love with his most noble, beloved and loyal knight, Sir Lancelot. King Arthur’s illegitimate son, Mordred, also arrives on the scene, causing chaos in the kingdom. 

The story follows the doomed romantic love between Guenevere and Lancelot, as well as the King and his estranged son, both of whom lead to the undoing of everything King Arthur had worked for in his utopian society.

Camelot Backdrops for Your Performance

Along with the Medieval and Renaissance fashion, particularly for royalty and nobility featured in the musical, the setting also includes fairytale castles, thick wooded forests and Renaissance fair locations such as a jousting court. Let’s enter the magical world of Camelot and explore the nearly 30 backdrops we offer for this beloved musical. 

Medieval Castle Backdrops 

This Castle in the Mist Backdrop displays a castle from a distance. It also shows the castle’s reflection in the lake with mysterious haze and mist surrounding the structure. 

This Castle in the Forest Backdrop sets a beautiful scene with a lush forest and mountains with the focal point being the stone castle surrounded by a quaint village. 

For scenes within the castle or in the Great Hall, this Great Hall Backdrop spotlights a medieval stone castle with banners and columns in a large gathering hall within the castle walls. 

For castle scenes that include Sir Lancelot and Queen Guenevere, this Queens’ Bedroom Backdrop is ideal as it shows a stone, medieval castle interior of the Queen’s private chambers with draperies.

All traditional and fairytale castles have festival locations and areas of jousting and entertainment. This Jousting Field Cut Backdrop displays a Jousting field showing a royal sitting platform and colorful tents.

Woodland Scenes 

Camelot takes place in a village surrounded by woods. These woodland backdrops would be ideal for particular acts within the musical. 

This Dark Forest Backdrop depicts the deep woods at night, featuring blue tones and moonlight. 

For more woodland backdrops, visit the deep woods category online. 

For all of our Camelot-inspired backdrops, visit our show suggestion page and search for Camelot. We can’t wait to hear from you!