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Cast Creative Team The Queen Writer Peter Morgan Enjoy the show Anthony Eden Michael Elwyn Director Stephen Daldry Margaret Thatcher Haydn Gwynne Designer Bob Crowley We hope you enjoy your National Theatre Please do let us know what you think Richard McCabe Lighting Designer Rick Fisher Live screening. We make every attempt to through our channels listed below or Gordon Brown Sound Designer Paul Arditti replicate the theatre experience as closely approach the cinema manager to share John Major Paul Ritter Video Designer Ian William Galloway as possible for your enjoyment. your thoughts. Cameron Rufus Wright Composer Paul Englishby Edward Fox Hair and Make-up James Callaghan / Designer Ivana Primorac Private Secretary David Peart Casting Director Nina Gold Connect with us Equerry Geoffrey Beevers Children’s Young Elizabeth Nell Williams Casting Director Jessica Ronane Explore Never miss out Bobo MacDonald / Private Secretary Charlotte Moore Broadcast Team Go behind the scenes of Get the latest news from Junior Equerries / and learn more about how our broadcasts National Theatre Live straight Footmen Harry Feltham and Matt Plumb Director for Screen Robin Lough happen on our website. to your inbox. The Queen’s Dresser / Technical PA Spencer Kitchen Producer Christopher C. Bretnall ntlive.com ntlive.com/signup The Queen’s Dresser Elaine Solomon Script Supervisor Judy Chesterman Cecil Beaton / Lighting Detective Jonathan Coote Directors Nigel Catmur and Bernie Davis Detective / Policeman Ian Houghton Sound Supervisor Conrad Fletcher Join in Feedback Use #TheAudience and be a part of the Share your thoughts by taking our conversation online. short online survey and enter into a prize draw to win £100. /ntlive ntlive.com/feedback Running time: @ntlive Three hours, with one 20-minute interval. DirectingRule Britannia Arthur Miller’s All My Sons Coming soon Find the next broadcast or screening near you at ntlive.com AnDirector excerpt Jeremy from HerrinVernon answers Bogdanor’s a few article questions on the about delicate his approachbalance of to power All My between Sons. monarch and prime minister. 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Fox Today, Artistic Director showsscreens to around cinemas the in world. the UK, Europe and Guardian RobertMatthew Fox Warchus has produced is building or co-produced on 200 years sometimes North America, as well as overof creative 50 productions adventure. in A the not-for-profit West End, theatre capturingWorking with the thelive bestperformance of British for theatre encore Broadwayoperating aand breakeven beyond budgetsince forming in a historic, his screeningscompanies inand other producers, territories. we ownGrade company II* listed inbuilding 1980. Hewith is thecurrently help of simultaneously broadcast live theatre Executive£3.6 million Producer of philanthropic on ’s support The Crownevery . Ourshows live to broadcasts cinemas in and the screenings UK, Europe year from generous supporters, the building haveand sometimes been seen Northby over America, 8 million as people well as Andyis open andHarries alive day and night. incapturing 2,500 cinemas the live inperformance 65 countries for since encore Andy Harries is chief executive and co- wescreenings launched in in other 2009. territories. founderHeadlong of , formed in Headlong2007. He has is one produced of the most many ambitious television ntlive.comOur live broadcasts and screenings anddramas exciting in a careertheatre spanning companies four in decades the UK, facebook/ntlivehave been seen by over 8 million people creatingincluding exhilarating ,contemporary theatre:, @ntlivein 2,500 cinemas in 65 countries since aPrime provocative Suspect mix and of Cold innovative Feet. new writing, we launched in 2009. reimagined classics and influential 20th- century plays that illuminate our world.