Kristin Scott Thomas and Helen Mirren share royal role

Actresses Dame Helen Mirren and Kristin Scott Thomas will be sharing a throne as they portray Queen Elizabeth II on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Mirren took on the role of the British monarch in stage play The Audience when it debuted in London last year (13), and she is due to relocate to New York to continue the role when the Broadway version of the show launches next year (15).
Meanwhile, back in London, Scott Thomas will be slipping on the crown to take over from Mirren when the play re-starts in April (15).
The show’s director Stephen Daldry tells Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, “Kristin has this incredible magnetic power and astonishing charisma. We wouldn’t have done it without her. We’ve got Helen in New York, but if Kristin hadn’t wanted to do it in London, we wouldn’t have gone ahead.”