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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Stage_BeautyStage Beauty - Wikipedia

    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.

  2. Oct 29, 2004 · 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.

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  3. Oct 21, 2004 · "Stage Beauty" opens in a London weary of Puritan dreariness. The monarchy has been restored, and Charles II is a fun-loving king whose mistress, Nell Gwynn, whispers mischief in his ear. They take a lively interest in the theater.

  4. 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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  5. www.bbc.com › bbcfilm › filmsStage Beauty - BBC

    Stage Beauty is a playful and witty comedy about performing, falling in love and trying to find out who you are. From Richard Eyre, the director of Notes on a...

  6. 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.

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  8. Jul 20, 2004 · Based loosely on the life of 17th century actor Edward Kynaston, Stage Beauty is an enjoyably bawdy romantic comedy that's more theatrical than an Elton John party, and only...

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