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Stage Beauty

Comedy set in the 17th century about a male actor of female roles whose world is thrown into turmoil when his female dresser usurps him as the star.

Comedy set in the 17th century. On the London stage only men are allowed to perform and Ned Kynaston, a male actor of female roles, is the main attraction. But when the King decrees that women will now be permitted to play themselves, Ned's world is thrown into turmoil. This turns to despair when his own dresser usurps him as the star. From a complex crucible of gender confusion, a tender and comic love affair is born.

1 hour, 46 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Mar 2008 23:20

Credits

Role Contributor
Director Richard Eyre
Ned Kynaston Billy Crudup
Maria Hughes Claire Danes
King Charles II Rupert Everett
Thomas Betterton Tom Wilkinson
George Villiers II Ben Chaplin
Samuel Pepys Hugh Bonneville
Sir Charles Sedley Richard Griffiths
Sir Edward Hyde Edward Fox
Nell Gwynn Zoe Tapper

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