Academy Award winner Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in a National Theatre Live screening of The Audience at Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 28 April.
The Audience tells the story of how, for over 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting – known as The Audience.
From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron, the Queen advised her prime ministers on matters public and personal. Through these private audiences, glimpses of the woman behind the crown and the moments that shaped a monarch.
One of the most watched NT Live productions of all time, this Olivier-Award winning production that inspired Netflix’s The Crown is by the British playwright and screenwriter, Peter Morgan (The Last King of Scotland, Frost/Nixon), directed by Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Reader), and stars Helen Mirren (The Queen), Paul Ritter (Friday Night Dinner) and Haydn Gwynne (The Windsors).
The Audience was filmed live in London’s West End in 2013 and makes its much-anticipated return to screens in 2026. The screening of The Audience has a 12Acertification.
The Audience will be at Theatre Royal Winchester on Tuesday 28 April at 7pm. Film rating: 12A. For more information, or to book tickets, visit: theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk or call 01962 840 440.
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