Biography
Helen trained in musical theatre at Mountview Academy after gaining a first class
degree in Performing Arts from Middlesex University. Helen was also a member of
the National Youth Music Theatre, playing lead roles in Whistle Down the Wind (Sadler’s
Wells; West Yorkshire Playhouse; Riverside Studios) and the Raven in Pendragon (Broadway,
New York). However, her professional début took her back to her home, the Isle of
Man, playing the role of Carmen in FAME at the Gaiety Theatre.
Helen’s theatre credits include Mercy in Carmen (Stephen Joseph Theatre), understudying
and playing the lead role of Florence in Chess (National Tour, Winner "Best Regional Production" WhatsOnStage Awards 2011), featured soloist
in The Sopranos Live (European and UK tours), Joanna in Sunset Boulevard (West End, Olivier Award Nominated, Best Company Performance and Best Musical Revival 2009
and Watermill Theatre), Miranda in The Blonde Bombshells of 1943 (National Tour),
The Nurse in Oh! What A Lovely War (Bolton Octagon), Jane in Salad Days (Greenwich
Theatre, Devonshire Park Theatre), Pitti-Sing in Hot Mikado (Watermill Theatre),
the title role in Peter Pan (Billingham Forum), The Evil Enchantress in Beauty and
the Beast (Darwen Library Theatre), Gloria in Brassed Off (Oldham Coliseum), Jane
in Salad Days (50th Anniversary Tour), Dorothy in Wizard of Oz (tour), title role
in Cinderella (Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond), Bridie in an extract from Masquerade
(International Playwriting Festival, Croydon Warehouse Theatre) and she created
the role of Miss Davis in the Glenn Miller musical American Patrol (Mayflower Theatre).
Helen also appeared in the BBC drama Capturing Mary.
Helen’s concert work includes Helen Power in Concert… A Musical Journey (Erin Arts
Centre), Fashion Show a Musical Revue (Victoria & Albert Museum), Snappy Title (Pigalle
Club), Readiness Is All (Cochrane Theatre), and the Singalong season at the Theatre
Museum, Covent Garden. As a soloist for the highly acclaimed Incognito Artists,
she has performed all over the world.