Stage Beauty

2004
1h 46m
Synopsis
Lively period drama set in 17th century London, based on the play by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Richard Eyre. Billy Crudup stars as Ned Kynaston, the brightest star in Restoration theatre. Since women are forbidden to appear on stage, the beautiful, brazen Ned is able to shine in all the great female roles, while his loyal dresser, Maria (Claire Danes) looks upon his success with admiration - and just a touch of envy. But when Charles II (Rupert Everett) changes the law to ban cross-dressing male actors and allow females onto the stage, Ned's once-glittering career goes into freefall, giving Maria the chance she has always dreamed of to step into the limelight...
Genres Drama
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Cast
BC
Billy Crudup
Ned Kynaston CD
Claire Danes
Maria Hughes RE
Rupert Everett
King Charles II DH
Derek Hutchinson
Stage Manager ML
Mark Letheren
Male Emilia TW
Tom Wilkinson
Thomas Betterton BC
Ben Chaplin
George Villiers II - Duke of Buckingham HB
Hugh Bonneville
Samuel Pepys JK
Jack Kempton
Call Boy AE
Alice Eve
Miss Frayne FW
Fenella Woolgar
Lady Meresvale DW
David Westhead
Harry NB
Nick Barber
Nick SM
Stephen Marcus
Thomas Cockerell RG
Richard Griffiths
Sir Charles Sedley ZT
Zoë Tapper
Nell Gwynn EF
Edward Fox
Sir Edward Hyde RD
Robin Dunn
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