Donmar Warehouse celebrates record viewing figures for live broadcast of The Vote on More4

The live broadcast of The Vote from the Donmar Warehouse on More4 on 7th May attracted an audience of more than half a million, peaking at 555,000 viewers during its election night broadcast. 

This is the highest figure for a Donmar Warehouse production – with the previous record of 180,000 being set by Coriolanus which was broadcast into cinemas via National Theatre Live.

With consolidated figures via catch-up the number of viewers who have watched The Vote is 635,000, with a further 21,649 watching online.

Full casting announced for The Vote at the Donmar Warehouse

Full casting has been announced for The Vote at the Donmar Warehouse.

Eddie Arnold, MyAnna Buring, Stavros Demetraki, Tommy French, Joanna Griffin, Gerard Horan, Chukwudi Iwuji, Stephen Kennedy, Beverley Longhurst, Andrew McDonald, Bhasker Patel, Penny Ryder and Michael Shaeffer complete an ensemble of actors who will represent the team of polling station volunteers, polling officers, and the diverse array of characters that are the voting public.

They join: Fisayo Akinade, Jade Anouka, Madalena Alberto, Nicholas Burns, Paul Chahidi, Jackie Clune, Pandora Colin, Rosalie Craig, Heather Craney, Judi Dench, Rachel Denning, Hadley Fraser, Mark Gatiss, Llewella Gideon, Alice Hewkin, Kadiff Kirwan, Aïcha Kossoko, Wanda Opalinska, Bill Paterson, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Nina Sosanya, Catherine Tate, Yusra Warsama, Timothy West and Finty Williams.

Judi Dench, Mark Gatiss, Catherine Tate, Nina Sosanya, Hadley Fraser & Rosalie Craig + more cast in Donmar's The Vote

The Vote, a play for theatre and television by James Graham, will run at the Donmar Warehouse between 24th April and 6th May ahead of a live broadcast on 7th May on More4.

Catherine Tate, Mark Gatiss and Nina Sosanya

Following their collaboration on Privacy, writer James Graham and Donmar Warehouse Artistic Director Josie Rourke will reunite for The Vote, a drama and unique television event set in a fictional polling station, during the final ninety minutes of voting on election day. 

An ensemble cast of actors will represent the team of polling station volunteers, polling officers, and the diverse array of characters that are the voting public.

Initial casting includes: Fisayo Akinade, Jade Anouka, Madalena Alberto, Nicholas Burns, Paul Chahidi, Jackie Clune, Pandora Colin, Rosalie Craig, Heather Craney, Judi Dench, Rachel Denning, Hadley Fraser, Mark Gatiss, Llewella Gideon, Alice Hewkin, Kadiff Kirwan, Aïcha Kossoko, Wanda Opalinska, Bill Paterson, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Nina Sosanya, Catherine Tate, Yusra Warsama, Timothy West and Finty Williams.