Winner of three Tony Awards® and two Olivier Awards, National Theatre Live’s smash-hit broadcast of the original West End production of The Audience - featuring Helen Mirren’s multi-award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Audience”  - returns to Lincoln Theater in downtown Damariscotta on Thursday July 21 at 7 p.m. just in time for celebrating the monarch’s 90th birthday.

Written by Peter Morgan (The Queen) and directed by two-time Tony Award® winner and Academy Award®-nominated director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours), this special encore screening includes an exclusive Q&A with Helen Mirren and director Stephen Daldry.

For 60 years, Queen Elizabeth II has met with each of her 12 Prime Ministers in a private weekly meeting. This meeting is known as The Audience. No one knows what they discuss, not even their spouses.

From the old warrior Winston Churchill, to the Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair right up to today’s meetings with the current incumbent David Cameron, the Queen advises her Prime Ministers on all matters both public and personal. Through these private audiences, we see glimpses of the woman behind the crown and witness the moments that shaped a monarch.

Tickets for the screening are $15 for adults, $13 for Lincoln Theater members, and $5 for youth age 18 and under. They are available at the door only starting one hour prior to the screening. Additional information can be found on the theater’s website, www.lcct.org, or by calling the theater at 563-3424.

Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in Damariscotta.