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National Theatre Live: The Audience
National Theatre Live: The Audience

National Theatre Live: The Audience

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

122 mins

Rating

8.3/10

Release Date

12 June 2013

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

The Queen

Michael Elwyn

Michael Elwyn

Anthony Eden

Haydn Gwynne

Haydn Gwynne

Margaret Thatcher

Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe

Harold Wilson

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Gordon Brown

Paul Ritter

Paul Ritter

John Major

Rufus Wright

Rufus Wright

David Cameron

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Winston Churchill

David Peart

David Peart

James Callaghan / Private Secretary

Geoffrey Beevers

Geoffrey Beevers

Equerry

Nell Williams

Nell Williams

Young Elizabeth

Charlotte Moore

Charlotte Moore

Bobo MacDonald / Private Secretary

Harry Feltham

Harry Feltham

Junior Equerry / Footman

Matt Plumb

Matt Plumb

Junior Equerry / Footman

Spencer Kitchen

Spencer Kitchen

The Queen's Dresser

Elaine Solomon

Elaine Solomon

The Queen's Dresser

Jonathan Coote

Jonathan Coote

Cecil Beaton / Detective

Ian Houghton

Ian Houghton

Detective / Policeman

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