The Audience

Apollo Theatre is all set to welcome the blockbuster and spectacular production, The Audience by Peter Morgan. The gripping sensational new London show is making its return to the London Westend which stars Kristin Scott Thomas. Under the superb direction of Stephen Daldry, the show is a complete treat to watch out for.

The plot of The Audience is set during the era of Elizabeth II. It beautifully depicts the roller coaster ride of Elizabeth II from young mother to grand mother. The two hours and twenty minutes show gives the audience an interesting insight into the second Elizabethan age.

Elizabeth II met all her twelve Prime Ministers for sixty years during a weekly audience which is held at the Buckingham Palace. The meeting is private and quite unique as both there is a mutual agreement between both the parties that they will never repeat the statements made to anybody, not even to their partners.

The sensational new London show The Audience breaks this silent contract and presents some significant meetings between the Queen and incumbents of Downing Street. The conversations made here are sometimes intimates, whereas explosive as well.

The gripping show finely depicts how all the Politicians come and go, whreas the Queen was constant and ready to welcome the next Prime Minister.

The Audience imagines a series of pivotal meetings between the Downing Street incumbents and their Queen. From Churchill to Cameron, each Prime Minister uses these private conversations as a sounding board and a confessional - sometimes intimate, sometimes explosive.

Stephen Daldry’s production

Kristin Scott Thomas
Peter Morgan