Helen Mirren actors to achieve the “Triple Crown of Acting”, joining the ranks of legends including Ingrid Bergman‚ Dame Maggie Smith, and Al Pacino. In 1998, Mirren played Cleopatra to Alan Rickman's Antony in "Antony and Cleopatra" at the National Theatre. The production received poor reviews; "The Guardian" called it "plodding spectacle rarely informed by powerful passion", while "The Daily Telegraph" said "the crucial sexual chemistry on which any great production ultimately depends is fatally absent". In 2000 Nicholas Hytner, who had worked with Mirren on the film version of "The Madness of King George", cast her as Lady Torrance in his
Robert Fox (producer) decades. His productions include: "Another Country", "Burn This" starring John Malkovich; the world premiere of Arthur Miller's "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan"; Edward Albee's "Three Tall Women"; many plays by David Hare: "Skylight" with Michael Gambon and Lia Williams, "Amy's View" with Judi Dench, and "The Breath of Life" with Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. Other Fox productions include the recent Olivier Award-winning "Hedda Gabler", "Closer" by Patrick Marber, "The Lady in the Van" by Alan Bennett starring Maggie Smith and directed by Nicholas Hytner; a revival of Pinter's "The Caretaker" with Michael Gambon, "" on Broadway; the Tony Award-winning