Synopsis:
For sixty years Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace - a meeting like no other in British public life – it is private. Both parties have an unspoken agreement never to repeat what is said. Not even to their spouses. The Audience breaks this contract of silence - and imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen. From Churchill to Cameron, each Prime Minister has used these private conversations as a sounding board and a confessional - sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive. In turn, the Queen can't help but reveal her own self as she advises, consoles and, on occasion, teases.
From young mother to grandmother these private audiences chart the arc of the second Elizabethan Age. Politicians come and go through the revolving door of electoral politics, while she remains constant, waiting to welcome her next Prime Minister.
Show Dates:
Performances from 15 Feb 2013
Opening 05 Mar 2013
Closing 15 Jun 2013
Performance Schedule:
Monday and Tuesday at 7:30pm
Wednesday at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
Thursday and Friday at 7:30pm
Saturday at 2:30pm and 7:30pm
Theatre Information:
Gielgud Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue
London W1D 6AR
London, EN
GB
Public Transportation:
Subway: Piccadilly Parking: NCPs in Wardour Street, Newport Place, Denman Street, Lexington Street
Genre:
Drama
Cast List:
Helen Mirren
Michael Elwyn
Haydn Gwynne
Edward Fox
Richard McCabe
Nathaniel Parker
Paul Ritter
Rufus Wright
Geoffrey Beevers
Bebe Cave
Maya Gerber
Nell Williams
Production Credits:
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Designs by Bob Crowley
Other Credits:
Written by: Peter Morgan
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