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Helen Mirren plays the Queen, sitting on a chair next to the prime minister having a conversation

NT Live: The Audience 

Duration: 180 minutes
Dates: Thu 26 Feb - Sun 1 Mar 2026

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. 

Helen Mirren wears a purple dress while playing the queen in The Audience
NT Live: The Audience
A woman in a striped suit bows while next to a woman wearing a blue suit
NT Live: The Audience
Helen Mirren wears a purple dress while playing the queen in The Audience
NT Live: The Audience
A woman in a striped suit bows while next to a woman wearing a blue suit
NT Live: The Audience
Helen Mirren wears a purple dress while playing the queen in The Audience
NT Live: The Audience
A woman in a striped suit bows while next to a woman wearing a blue suit
NT Live: The Audience

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NT Live: Hamlet

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Thu 22 - Sun 25 Jan 2026
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The poster for the play NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World shows a man leaning against a windowsill while women peer in at him

NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World

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Thu 28 - Sun 31 May 2026
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