What originally launched as Stage Sunday concludes today with all of Helen’s theatre performances ranging from 2000 to 2015. The past 15 years have included lots of classical roles for Mirren, ranging from Strindberg to O’Neill, Racine and Tennessee Williams. The theatre pages of the career section have been updated as well, so head over for lots of insightful information.

Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 2015 – The Audience (Broadway)
Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 2013 – The Audience
Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 2009 – Phedre
Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 2003 – Mourning Becomes Electra
Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 2001 – Dance of Death
Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 2000 – Orpheus Descending

It’s a good season for Helen. Not only does she continue her reign at New York’s theatre awards for her performance in “The Audience”, The World Jewish Congress has also honored her with the WJC Recognition Award for her role in “Woman in Gold” and for helping to educate the public about the issues of Nazi-looted art. A ceremony date has not been announced, but pictures from yesterday’s Drama Desk Awards and Stephen Daldry’s 2015 Tony Nomination Celebration have been added to the photo gallery.

Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – 60th Annual Drama Desk Awards
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – Stephen Daldry’s Tony Nomination Celebration

Let’s continue with Helen’s theatre performances in the 1990s. Due to the success of Prime Suspect, her theatre appointments in that decade was limited but nevertheless prestigious – with roles from Ayckborn (Woman in Mind aka the one play without a picture), Turgenev twice with A Month in the Country at the West End and on Broadway, her third Cleopatra and Donald Margulies’ Collected Stories. Pictures have been added to the photo gallery.

Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 1999 – Collected Stories
Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 1998 – Antony and Cleopatra
Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 1995 – A Month in the Country (Broadway)
Photo Gallery – Theater Productions – 1994 – A Month in the Country

On June 1, The Shakespeare Society will host their third annual Playing Shakespeare Celebration at The Players. Christopher Plummer will present The Shakespeare Medal to Dame Helen Mirren. The Shakespeare Medal is awarded in recognition of extraordinary contribution to the appreciation of the Bard. Previous recipients include Professor Harold Bloom, Claire Bloom, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Peter Hall, Christopher Plummer, Michael Kahn, Richard Easton, and Sir Kenneth Branagh.

To celebrate Helen’s Broadway success with “The Audience”, details on all of her stage performances from the 1980s have been added. While this decade will be remembered best for a couple of iconic screen performances, Helen was equally busy in the theatre, playing both Jacobean tragedy (The Duchess of Malfi), provocative new plays (Extremities) as well as Cleopatra, Madame Bovary and Arthur Miller’s Two-Way Mirror. To learn more about each performance, read the career pages. Production stills, rehearsals pictures and programmes have been added to the photo gallery. Helen’s theatre work in the 1990s will be covered next.

Helen’s a winner these days, picking up an Outer Critics Circle Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Play, as well as the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award as Favorite Actress in a Play, both for “The Audience”. Let’s hope this is the road to the Tonys 🙂 Pictures from both events have been added to the photo gallery. And just in time for her current success on Broadway, Helen’s theatre work will be spotlighted and updated throughout the next weeks.

Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – 65th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards

The “Prime Suspect” coverage comes to an end with the spotlight on the final series, 2006’s “The Final Act”. The conclusion of this iconic series won Helen another Primetime Emmy Award as well as a Golden Globe nomination. To learn more about this episode, visit the career page. Stills, promotionals and screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery. Four clips have been added to the video archive.

Yesterday, Helen Mirren was a guest at the 81st Annual Drama League Awards ceremony and luncheon. Pictures have been added to the photo gallery.

Helen Mirren continues her busy schedule with additional appearances at the New York Theatre Workshop’s 2015 Spring Gala and the unveiling of her caricature for Sarids. Also, Theater Talk has aired a lenghty interview on “The Audience”. A video clip of this will be added later. For now, screencaptures have been added to the photo gallery.

Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – Helen Mirren Caricature Unveiling at Sardis
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – New York Theatre Workshop’s 2015 Spring Gala
Photo Gallery – Television Specials & Appearances – 2015 – Theater Talk (May 08, 2015)

Helen continues to hit the New York scene these past days with appearances at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit as well as the Drama Desk Awards Nominees reception. Pictures from both events have been added to the photo gallery, with additions from the Tony Nominees reception uploaded as well. My biggest thanks to Claudia and Lindsey for always making sure I’m up-to-date 🙂 Thank you very much! Enjoy the new pictures.

Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – Drama Desk Awards Nominees Reception
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – The MET Costume Institute Benefit
Photo Gallery – Public Appearances – 2015 – Tony Awards Nominees Reception