The Audience

Drama - by Peter Morgan - The Estates Theatre

By Prague National Theatre

Her Majesty Elizabeth II is the lead character of Peter Morgan’s play, centred on her weekly audiences given to Prime Ministers

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Jan Hartl

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Her Majesty Elizabeth II is the lead character of Peter Morgan’s play, centred on her weekly audiences given to Prime Ministers. It is in a way a fairy tale about monarchy in the modern world and even though it presents the major British premiers, from Winston Churchill to David Cameron, it is theatre about politicians and everyday politics and all its attendant gimmicks, juxtaposed with a certain timeless archaic principle of control over the democratic government.

Iva Janžurová

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová, Igor Bareš

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová, Anna Mercedes Čtvrtníčková

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová, Anna Mercedes Čtvrtníčková, Jan Hartl, Igor Bareš, MartinPechlát, František Němec, Miluše Šplechtová, Václav Postránecký, Igor Orozovič, David Matásek, Taťjana Medvecká, Milan Stehlík

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová, Taťjana Medvecká

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová, Anna Mercedes Čtvrtníčková, Miluše Šplechtová

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová, Igor Bareš

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Václav Postránecký

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Václav Postránecký, Iva Janžurová

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová, Anna Mercedes Čtvrtníčková

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Jan Hartl

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová, Igor Bareš, Jan Hartl

The Audience; The Estates Theatre (2014/2015) by Peter MorganPrague National Theatre

Iva Janžurová, Martin Pechlát

Credits: Story

Translation: Zuzana Josková
Stage director: Alice Nellis
Sets: Matěj Cibulka
Costumes: Katarína Hollá
Dramaturgy: Martin Urban

Czech premiere performances: 19 and 20 March 2015 at the Estates Theatre

Approximate running time, including intermission: 3 hours, one 20-minute intermission

Credits: All media
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