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- Derek HutchinsonStage Manager
- Billy CrudupNed Kynaston
- Claire DanesMaria
- Rupert EverettKing Charles II
- Tom WilkinsonBetterton
- Ben ChaplinGeorge Villiars, Duke of Buckingham
- Hugh BonnevilleSamuel Pepys
- Richard GriffithsSir Charles Sedley
- Edward FoxSir Edward Hyde
- Jack KemptonCall Boy
- Zoë TapperNell Gwynn
- Clare HigginsMistress Revels
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Stage Beauty: Directed by Richard Eyre. With Derek Hutchinson, Mark Letheren, Claire Danes, Billy Crudup. A female theatre dresser creates a stir and sparks a revolution in seventeenth century London theatre by playing Desdemona in Othello.
- (11K)
- Drama
- Richard Eyre
- 2004-10-29
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.
But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession. Movies
Stage Beauty. 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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- Richard Eyre
- R
- Billy Crudup
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Sep 3, 2004 · Overview. Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting.