The Audience Summary

60 Years. 12 Prime Ministers. 1 Queen.

For sixty years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting, a meeting known as The Audience. Academy Award® winner Helen Mirren returns to Broadway, and the throne, in a riveting new play by Peter Morgan, the writer of the Academy Award-nominated film, The Queen. Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, An Inspector Calls), The Audience takes theatregoers behind the walls of Buckingham Palace and into the private chambers of Queen Elizabeth II as she meets with each of her Prime Ministers, from when she was a young mother to now as a Great Grandmother. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.

The Audience Cast Members:

Helen Mirren, Dylan Baker, Geoffrey Beevers, Michael Elwyn,Judith Ivey, Richard McCabe, Rufus Wright, Dakin Matthews, Rod McLachlan,Anthony Cochrane, Graydon Long, Jason Loughlin, Michael Rudko, Henny Russell,Tracy Sallows, Sadie Sink, Elizabeth Teeter, Tony Ward

The Audience Creative Team

Author: Peter Morgan
Director: Stephen Daldry
Producer: Matthew Byam Shaw, Robert Fox, Andy Harries
Press Agent: Boneau / Bryan-Brown

The Audience Award Winners/Nominees

Nominated for 3 2015 Tony Awards

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Helen Mirren - Winner!
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Richard McCabe - Winner!
Best Costume Design of a Play - Bob Crowley

Nominated for 2 2015 Drama Desk Awards

Outstanding Actress in a Play - Helen Mirren - Winner!
Outstanding Costume Design - Bob Crowley

Nominated for 6 2014-2015 Outer Critics Circle Awards

Outstanding New Broadway Play
Outstanding Director of a Play - Stephen Daldry
Outstanding Costume Design - Bob Crowley
Outstanding Lighting Design - Rick Fisher
Outstanding Actress in a Play - Helen Mirren - Winner!
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Richard McCabe - Winner!

The Audience Related Links

The Audience Official Website

The Audience In the News

Helen Mirren Goes Back to the Palace in ‘The Audience’

Nine years after her Oscar-winning role in The Queen, Ms. Mirren plays Elizabeth II again. This time, she’s on Broadway.

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The Audience Tickets

Running Time:

2 hours and 20 minutes, including one intermission

Audience :

Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.

First Preview Date	Opening Date
February 14, 2015	March 8, 2015

Box Office Hours

Currently not open. Beginning January 2:
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: Closed

Beginning February 10:
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 8pm
Sunday: Noon - 6pm (When there is an evening performance, open until curtain.)

No future sales 30 minutes before start of performance.

No future sales 30 minutes before start of performance.

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Venue Policies
No weapons permitted on the premises. The use of cameras, recording devices, cell phones, and other electronic devices during the performance is prohibited, except as permitted for accessibility services.

Coat Room

Yes - no strollers or furs.