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Average customer review: 4.5 star rating (4.5 Stars)

Number of reviews: 15

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5.0 star rating Kay from London,

SUBLIMELY GOOD

Funny, intelegent, and absolutely captivating.....Helen, is amazingly good...would and will go and see it again

5.0 star rating Janet & Paul Buck - Preston UK from London,

HELEN MIRREN IN THE AUDIENCE

Was so so lucky to get tickets for 15th Feb - what a birthday present - got a box!!!! Helen Mirren was superb as HM, Robert Hardy as Churchill excellent - as were the rest - Harold Wilson was my favourite - the scene at balmoral is tickling - how did they get the corgis on and off - the dress changes were superbly done - i only noticed how they had done it during the second change - go see it if you get the chance worth every penny

5.0 star rating Lucy from uk

FANTASTIC - AND SO FUNNY AND UP-TO-THE-MINUTE JOKES

I went last night and it was amazing - Helen Mirren has got the Queen just right - from 1952 to 2013, she is totally believable. The costumes are great, all the actors were amazing - first time I ever found Gordon Brown funny and likeable but at the same time the portrayal was so accurate. The guy who played Harold Wilson was also fantastic. All the actors were terrific - the little girl was spot on and the corgis! Am terrified though that someone in the audience had never heard of Thatcher. Go and see this - miles better than I thought it would be - go on - book now!

5.0 star rating B Dillon from London,

BRILLIANT

I took mum to see it on the 16 th as a birthday treat and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was witty, poignant at times and brilliantly acted and scripted . The costume changes were very clever, Helen Mirren was excellent and mischievous at times. I loved all the PM's especially John Major and Wilson, who were both very funny.the young Elizabeth deserves a mention for her feisty performance and cut glass accent. Highly recommended and I am sure it will win many awards!

5.0 star rating Anonymous from London,

THE AUDIENCE

Absolutely loved it. Beautifully acted, very funny and yet very poignant at times. Best thing I've seen on the stage for years.

5.0 star rating Martin from Kent

PRIME PERFORMANCES ALL ROUND

Beautifully written and wonderfully acted; an often hilarious and sometimes very moving insight into how these private audiences might proceed. Dame Helen effortlessly bestrode the range from 27-year old to 80-year old Queen, and all her PMs were excellent. But Haydn Gwynne as Maggie Thatcher took the prize, her haranguing of her monarch sandwiched between exaggeratedly humble curtseys. All the other characters were sympathetically portrayed, illuminating the loneliness of leadership and mingling the political with the human stories in a way reminiscent of the Danish TV serial Borgen. This deserves a much wider audience!

5.0 star rating Anonymous from san francisco, usa

SIMPLY FANTASTIC!!!

Great acting moving stories theatre at its best!

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