Helen Mirren to play the Queen again in theatre production The Audience Mirren's performance in The Queen won her the award for Best Actress at the 2007 Oscars. She had previously played two other British Queens on the big screen - Elizabeth I in the 2005 film of the same name, and Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III, in 1994's The Madness of King George. I think it's about what power means and how people handle it. Not the Queen, incidentally, because she is comparatively powerless. But how power is held in the hands of these men - and one woman - and the effect that has on their personalities and their psyche. She added that she was initially unsure about taking the part: I certainly don't want to be known as the actress who played the Queen, so there was a slight sense of apprehension about that element. However, after meeting with Morgan, designer Bob Crowley and the show's producers, she changed her mind: I thought: 'Here are some of the best people at what they do in the world. If you don't do it, you're an absolute idiot!' So here we go again. The Audience will preview at the Gielgud Theatre in London from next February, and is currently booking at the same theatre until mid-June 2013.