Mirren gives drummers a royal rebuke
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May 7, 2013, Tuesday
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BRITISH actress Helen Mirren gave a troupe of drummers a right royal telling-off when she burst out of a London theater dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, swearing at them to shut up.
The furious star, who won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of the British sovereign, admitted using some very unregal language to get them to clear off.
Promoting the As One in the Park festival for gay and trans-gender people, the drummers parked up outside the Gielgud Theatre on Saturday as Mirren was on stage. The noise interrupted the first act of "The Audience" in which the 67-year-old Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth meeting her various prime ministers.
An incensed Mirren stormed out at the interval in a scene which even stunned her co-star Rufus Wright - himself playing David Cameron.
Wright tweeted: "You should have seen Helen. She came out in full Queen costume and shouted at the drummers too. Honestly. It was breathtaking."
A statement from the festival read: "Clearly angered, she shrieked 'Quiet! I'm trying to do a play in here! People have paid a lot of money for tickets.'"
Mirren told The Daily Telegraph newspaper she went a bit further than that. "I'm afraid there were a few 'thespian' words used. They got a very stern royal ticking off but I have to say they were very sweet and they stopped immediately," she said.
The furious star, who won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of the British sovereign, admitted using some very unregal language to get them to clear off.
Promoting the As One in the Park festival for gay and trans-gender people, the drummers parked up outside the Gielgud Theatre on Saturday as Mirren was on stage. The noise interrupted the first act of "The Audience" in which the 67-year-old Mirren plays Queen Elizabeth meeting her various prime ministers.
An incensed Mirren stormed out at the interval in a scene which even stunned her co-star Rufus Wright - himself playing David Cameron.
Wright tweeted: "You should have seen Helen. She came out in full Queen costume and shouted at the drummers too. Honestly. It was breathtaking."
A statement from the festival read: "Clearly angered, she shrieked 'Quiet! I'm trying to do a play in here! People have paid a lot of money for tickets.'"
Mirren told The Daily Telegraph newspaper she went a bit further than that. "I'm afraid there were a few 'thespian' words used. They got a very stern royal ticking off but I have to say they were very sweet and they stopped immediately," she said.
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