Press Reviews for The Audience
★★★★★ Telegraph ‘Wholly tremendous.’
★★★★ Evening Standard ‘Helen Mirren is superb.’
★★★★★ Times ‘Funny and truthful.’
★★★★ Independent ‘Helen Mirren makes The Audience a right-royal night out.’
★★★★ Metro ‘Helen Mirren dazzles again as Queen.’
Spring/Summer Programme sees more NTLive at Pelham Hall - the following will be shown:
The Audience : One of the most-watched NT Live productions of all time. 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.
Wed 6th of May at 7.00pm in Pelham Hall, doors open at 6.30
Mon 11th of May at 7.00pm in Pelham Hall, doors open at 6.30
For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II met with each of her 12 prime ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and David Cameron, the Queen advised her prime ministers on matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.
Olivier Awards 2013
Best Actress, Helen Mirren
Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Richard McCabe
Tony Awards 2015
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play, Helen Mirren
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play, Richard McCabe
The following additional productions are planned, watch out for details on dates and timing:
All My Sons The Arthur Miller classic featuring Brain Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in a new ‘sold out’ West End production - this will show on the 3rd and 8th of June, details later. The play won 2 Olivier Awards in 2026 having been nominated for 6.
The Playboy of the Western World This adaptation of the classic Irish play is currently on stage at the National Theatre. Coming this summer
Les Liaisons Dangereuses Coming this summer
Watch a short Trailer
NT Live brings the best of British theatre to your local screen.
Theatre is filmed in front of a live audience from inside the auditorium with multiple cameras. Each production is approached uniquely making sure to always capture it in the best possible way for screens.
Audiences feel like they are in the theatre with the best seats in the house. They will see all those emotional close-ups in a whole new way.
We have access to sold-out productions, and to theatre from London and the West End at a fraction of the price of a London theatre ticket.
Most shows will include an interval of approximately 20 minutes - have a delicious ice-cream and/or grab a drink at the bar.
Doors open at 6.30pm and we start promptly at 7.00pm