Helen Mirren

...back in full flow. He already has a performance in the can as Ariel, in Julie Taymor's screen version of Shakespeare's The Tempest (Helen Mirren plays Prospero, now Prospera), and will soon take to the stage in Cock, at London's Royal Court...

In this article: Ben Whishaw, John Keats, Bright Star, Hamlet, Royal Court Theatre, Sebastian Flyte, Primo Levi, Brideshead Revisited, and Trevor Nunn

...it's Shakespeare's turn. The National Theatre simulcast series of selected London performances, NT Live, which began in June with Helen Mirren in Racine's "Phedre," continues with "All's Well That Ends Well" next month. The tape-delayed,...

In this article: All's Well That Ends Well, The National Theatre, Phedre, and William Shakespeare

...In director Julie Taymor's version, Shakespeare's sorcerer Prospero becomes Prospera (Helen Mirren). Cooper plays her scheming brother. 'Man,' oh, 'Man' "No Impact Man," opening today at the Tivoli (see C2), is the first of many men on...

In this article: Chris Cooper, Colin Firth, Prospero, Yvan Attal, Ben Affleck, Emilie de Ravin, Kevin Costner, Michael Douglas, and Coen brothers

...of Art's low-budget production of Hamlet (1976). Crisp played Polonius in the 65-minute adaptation of Shakespeare's play, supported by Helen Mirren, who doubled as Ophelia and Gertrude . His one-man show sold out the Duke of York's...

In this article: Quentin Crisp, London, New York City, Sting, The Naked Civil Servant, Philip O'Connor, and William S. Burroughs

...the Baywatch star as went for spot of snorkelling. Beach babe: Dame Helen Mirren goes for spot of snorkeling on the beach in Hawaii after a long week of work on Shakespeare's The Tempest The Dame was spotted relaxing by the sea in Hawaii...

In this article: Pamela Anderson, The Tempest, William Shakespeare, Hawaii, Prospero, Russell Brand, and Julie Taymor

...romance of the same name . It is directed by Julie Taymor and stars Helen Mirren, David Strathairn, Djimon Hounsou, Alan Cumming, Alfred Molina, Russell Brand, Ben Whishaw and Felicity Jones. Prospera is usurped by her brother and...

In this article: The Tempest, Miranda, Caliban, William Shakespeare, Ben Whishaw, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, Felicity Jones, and Alan Cumming

...Kahn's big new playhouse on F Street NW. "Phedre" -- in which Mirren, in the title role, plays an Athenian queen who has a fatal attraction to her stepson -- is to run Sept. 17-26 at Harman Hall. Although the company says the show will not...

In this article: Michael Kahn, William Shakespeare, Phedre, Washington, D.C., Pierre Corneille, and Euripides

...Night's Dream, directed by Peter Hall . It stars Derek Godfrey as Theseus, Barbara Jefford as Hippolyta, Diana Rigg as Helena, Helen Mirren as Hermia, Ian Holm as Puck, Ian Richardson as King Oberon, Judi Dench as Queen Titania, and...

In this article: A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck, Royal Shakespeare Company, Oberon, Titania, Theseus, William Shakespeare, Hippolyta, and Peter Hall

...awful in a bikini, even when I was younger.' Dame Helen, who won the Best Actress Oscar for her title role in The Queen in 2006, is busier than ever and working on six different film projects. She is in Hawaii filming an alternative version...

In this article: Hawaii, Oscar, The Tempest, William Shakespeare, The Queen, and Italy