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National Theatre Live: The Audience Encore 2026

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. (2hr. 29 min. - a 15 min. intermission is included in this runtime)
Captured live from London’s West End in 2013

Showtimes

Sunday, August 9, 2026

5:00 PM

On Stage @ The Moxie
Tickets are $20/Adult and $15 Students & Moxie Members


The Audience 
by Peter Morgan
directed by Stephen Daldry
Returning to cinemas for the first time in over a decade, Helen Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth II in the Olivier and Tony Award® -winning hit production, directed by Stephen Daldry.
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.
Peter Morgan’s Netflix phenomenon The Crown was based on this hit play that was captured live from London’s West End in 2013 and went on to become one of the most-watched NT Live productions.
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"Funny and truthful."

— The Times

"Wholly tremendous."

— Daily Telegraph

"Helen Mirren is superb."

— Evening Standard

"Helen Mirren dazzles again as Queen."

— Metro

"Helen Mirren makes The Audience a right-royal night out."

— The Independent