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Stage Beauty is a 2004 romantic period drama directed by Richard Eyre. The screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher is based on his play Compleat Female Stage Beauty, which was inspired by references to 17th-century actor Edward Kynaston made in the detailed private diary kept by Samuel Pepys.
Oct 29, 2004 · Stage Beauty is a 2004 film directed by Richard Eyre and starring Billy Crudup, Claire Danes and Rupert Everett. It depicts the story of a male actor who plays female roles in the English theatre and faces a challenge from a female actress who wants to change the gender rules.
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Oct 21, 2004 · Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup) is a famous male actress who plays women's roles in the Restoration theater. When King Charles II (Rupert Everett) decrees that women shall perform as women, Ned loses his job and his lover Maria (Claire Danes) to a rival actress.
Oct 8, 2004 · Humble Maria (Claire Danes), who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston (Billy Crudup), takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women.
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Stage Beauty (2004) is a historical drama that explores the forbidden romance between a male actor who plays female roles and his dresser who wants to be an actress. Watch the trailer on YouTube ...
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Feb 2, 2012 · Stage Beauty - Trailer HD. Movie. Lionsgate Films. Year: 2004. Directed by: Richard Eyre. Starring: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Rupert Everett, Hugh Boneville,...
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In Stuart Restoration king Charles II's reign, gay actor Ned Kynaston, a specialist in female parts, enjoys the favor of the public on stage and royal favorite George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham, in bed.
