NT Recorded Live: The Audience

Academy Award-winner Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the much-anticipated return of the Olivier Award–winning hit production, that inspired Netflix’s The Crown.

For 60 years, the Queen 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, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.

Directed by Stephen Daldry and co-starring Edward Fox and Paul Ritter, The Audience remains one of the most watched NT Live performances of all time.

“a pitch-perfect production”
The Telegraph ★★★★★

“Helen Mirren is superb”
Evening Standard ★★★★

“Hugely enjoyable” ★★★★
The Independent