Stage Beauty
“She was the first of her kind. He was the last of his.”
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. 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.
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Claire Danes
Maria
Known for
Homeland
Romeo + Juliet
Billy Crudup
Ned Kynaston
Known for
Watchmen
Alien: Covenant
Derek Hutchinson
Stage Manager
Known for
Iris
Pu-239
Mark Letheren
Male Emelia/Dickie
Known for
Attila
Wire in the Blood
Tom Wilkinson
Betterton
Known for
Batman Begins
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ben Chaplin
George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham
Known for
The Nevers
The Thin Red Line
Hugh Bonneville
Samuel Pepys
Known for
Downton Abbey
Paddington
Fenella Woolgar
Lady Meresvale
Known for
Jekyll
Call the Midwife
Richard Griffiths
Sir Charles Sedley
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Clare Higgins
Mistress Revels
Known for
Hellraiser
The Sandman
Rupert Everett
King Charles II
Known for
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Shrek 2
Tom Hollander
Sir Peter Lely
Known for
Taboo
The Night Manager
Richard Eyre Director · Jeffrey Hatcher Writer George Fenton Composer
Worldwide gross $777K · United States release September 3, 2004 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$776,691
Production
Artisan Entertainment
Production
Qwerty Films
Production
Tribeca Productions
Production
BBC Film
Production
N1 European Film Produktions
Production
Lions Gate Films
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · United States · Germany
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 3, 2004
Theatrical
United States · September 3, 2004
Theatrical
Germany
September 29, 2005 · Theatrical
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