Stage Beauty (2004)

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R | 1 hr 45 mins | Comedy, Drama, Period | Released: 10/8/2004 |Box Office Total: $0.7M

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Synopsis:

It's the 1660s, and Edward 'Ned' Kynaston is England's most celebrated leading lady. Women are forbidden to appear on stage and Ned profits, using his beauty and skill to make the great female roles his own. But King Charles II is tired of seeing the same old performers in the same old tragedies. Since no one will take him up on his suggestion to improve Othello with a couple of good jokes, he decides to liven the royal palate by allowing real women to tread the boards. In a slightly less progressive spirit, he rules that men may no longer play women's parts. This is good news for the monarch's mistress, the saucy, stage-struck Nell Gwyn. It is also good news for Maria, Kynaston's lovelorn young dresser who has been secretly performing at a seedy tavern in lavish costumes borrowed from her employer. It is very bad news for Ned, who plummets from his exalted position as one of London's most desirable females to become a virtual nobody, virtually overnight. Cast out of the spotlight, Ned seems headed for burlesque obscurity until Maria, now a rising star, takes it upon herself to make a man of him again.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/8/2004

Director	Credit
Richard Eyre	Director
Cast	Credit
Tom Wilkinson	Thomas Betterton
Billy Crudup	Ned Kynaston
Claire Danes	Maria
Rupert Everett	King Charles II
Ben Chaplin	George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham
Richard Griffiths	Sir Charles Sedley
Hugh Bonneville	Samuel Pepys
Edward Fox	Sir Edward Hyde
Tom Hollander	Sir Peter Lely
Clare Higgins	Mistress Revels
Fenella Woolgar	Lady Meresvale
Alice Eve	Miss Frayne
Zoe Tapper	Nell Gwyn
Derek Hutchinson	Stage Manager
Mark Letheren	Male Emilia /Dickie
Jack Kempton	Call Boy
Nick Barber	Nick
Stephen Marcus	Thomas Cockerell
Robin Dunn	Butler
Isabella Calthorpe	Lady Jane Bellamy
Andy Merchant	1st Thug
John Street	2nd Thug
John Tannen	3rd Thug
Hermione Gulliford	Mrs. Barry
Madeleine Worrall	Female Emilia
Production Credits	Credit
Robert De Niro	Producer
James D. Stern	Executive Producer
Jill Tandy	Co-Executive Producer
Michael Dreyer	Co-Producer
Michael Kuhn	Executive Producer
Malcolm Richie	Co-Executive Producer
Jane Rosenthal	Producer
Richard Eyre	Executive Producer
Hardy Justice	Producer
Rachel Cohen	Executive Producer
Amir Malin	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Artisan International	Production Company
Endgame Entertainment	Production Company
Tribeca Independent Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Lions Gate Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Momentum Pictures Limited	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Artisan Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
BBC Enterprises	Foreign TV Distributor
Locations
London, England, United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Jeffrey Hatcher	Screenplay
Jeffrey Hatcher	Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Kevin O'Shea	Production Insurance - Insurance Services
Dianne Twiddy	Production Accountant
Stephen Earner	Production Accountant - Assistant Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Sally Sousa	Animal Trainer - Spaniel Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Jan Spoczynski	Art Director
Clive Ward	Painter - HOD Painter
Steve Mitchell	Scenic Artist
Caroline Smith	Set Decorator
Oliver Goodier	Art Department - Darughts Person
Gavin Fitch	Assistant Art Director
Amanda Leggatt	Art Assistant - Art Department Runner
Jim Clay	Production Designer
Jane Clark	Storyboard Artist
Khadeeja Rafique	Art Department - Draughts Person
Nadeem Chugtai	Scenic Artist
Michael Finlay	Painter - Supervising Painter
Keith Slote	Art Director
Alan Grenham	Painter - Supervising Painter
Robert Worley	Art Department - Design Assistant
Emma De Polnay	Art Director - Standby Art Director
Peter Mounsey	Painter
Michael Pelham	Painter
Jeff Sullivan	Painter
John Ivall	Painter
Tommy Roberts	Painter - Standby Painter
Casting	Credit
Brendan Donnison	Voice Casting
Celestia Fox	Casting Director
Alex Johnson	Casting Director - Assistant Casting Director
Vanessa Baker	Voice Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Fayre Do's	Catering
Film Camera	Credit
Mark Milsome	Focus Puller - A Camera Focus Puller
John Ensby	Film Lab - Laboratory Contact
Dave Gurney	Camera - Optical Camera
John Stanborough	Grader
Gerry Vasbenter	Steadicam Operator
Benjamin Croce	Camera Trainee
Andrew Dunn	Director of Photography
Andrew Dunn	Camera Operator
Seb Barraclough	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Harry Bowers	Loader - A Camera Clapper Loader
Clive Coote	Photography - Still Photographer
Sam Goldie	Loader - B Camera Clapper Loader
Gerry Vasbenter	Camera Operator
Jason Ellis	Focus Puller - B Camera Focus Puller
Mark Milsome	Camera Operator
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Qwerty Films	Co-Financier
N1 European Film Productions and Co. KG	Co-Financier
Icon Productions	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Alan Brunswick	Legal Counsel
Kathryn Craig	Legal Services - Head Of Legal Affairs
Lisa Koven	Legal Counsel
Richards Butler	Legal Services
Richard Philipps	Legal Services
Tory Michaels	Legal Services
Music	Credit
Nicole Jacob	Music Coordinator
George Fenton	Composer
George Fenton	Music
Steve Price	Music Engineer - Engineer
Isobel Griffiths	Music Contractor - Musicians' Contractor
Geoffrey Alexander	Orchestrations
Sophie Cornet	Music Editor
Jonathan Allen	Music Engineer
Bill Silcock	Music - Music Preparation
Gavin Wright	Orchestrations - Orchestra Leader
Dave Lawson	Music Engineer - Programmer
Physical Effects	Credit
Gordon Seed	Stunt Performer
Tom Delmar	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Karen Jones	Script Supervisor
Aurelia Thomas	Assistant Location Manager
Martin Harrison	Assistant Director
Tim Porter	Unit Production Manager
Sue Quinn	Location Manager
Joan Schneider	Production Coordinator
Gabrielle Le Rasle	Assistant Production Coordinator
Meg Clark	Post-Production Supervisor
Finn McGrath	Assistant Director
Joseph Jayawardena	Location Manager - Location Unit Manager
Charlie Waller	Assistant Director
Chris Stoaling	Assistant Director - Crowd Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Charles McDonald	Unit Publicist
Liz Miller	Film Publicist
Liz Miller	Unit Publicist
Public Relations	Credit
McDonald & Rutter	Publicity Unit Publicity
Sound	Credit
Craig Irving	Rerecording Mixer
Mark Lafbery	ADR Mixer
Colin Codner	Sound - Sound Maintenance
Gareth Bull	Foley Mixer
Peter Burgis	Foley Artist
Peter Bond	ADR/Dialogue Editor
Ben Barker	Foley Editor
Christopher Ackland	Sound Effects Editor
Jim Greenhorn	Sound Mixer - Production Sound Mixer
Tariq Anwar	ADR/Dialogue Editor
Andie Derrick	Foley Artist
Chris Wilson	Rerecording Mixer
Dave Humphries	ADR Mixer
Martin Cunningham	Sound - Sound Assistant
Andy Walker	ADR/Dialogue Editor
Paul Carr	ADR Mixer
David Boulton	ADR Mixer
Charleen Richards-Steeves	ADR Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Nicolas Aithadi	3-D Artist
Julian Scott	Digital Effects - Off-Line Auto Conform
Douglas Larmour	Visual Effects Supervisor
David Keen	Special Effects Technician
Matthew Symonds	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositing
Simon Wicker	Matte Painter - Senior Digital Matte Painter
Stuart Brisdon	Special Effects Supervisor
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor	Visual Effects Producer
Matt Curtis	Titles - Titles Design
Paul Clancy	Special Effects Technician
Steve Boag	Titles - Digital Titles Supervision
Andy Middleton	Matte Painter - Digital Matte Painter
Mark Haddenham	Special Effects Technician
Janine Pauke	Matte Painter - Digital Matte Painter
Martin Bullard	Titles - Optical Supervision
Steve Benelisha	Special Effects Technician - Assistant SFX Technician
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Sue Bradbury	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Caroline Waterman	Assistant Costume Designer
Vandra Howard	Costumes - Costume Standby
Tim Hatley	Costume Designer
Allison Wyldeck	Costume Supervisor
Hilary Watson	Wardrobe Supervisor - Wardrope Mistress
Lisa Westcott	Makeup - Hair & Makeup Designer
jane Leonard	Costumes - Costume Standby
Beverly Binda	Makeup - Makeup & Hair Artist
Jayne Buxton	Makeup - Makeup & Hair Artist
David Otzen	Costumes - Costume Standby
Nadine Powell	Costumes - Costume Trainee
Julie Dartnell	Makeup - Makeup & Hair Artist
Helen Johnson	Makeup - Makeup & Hair Artist
Fiona McCann	Costumes - Costume Buyer
Lesley Smith	Makeup - Makeup & Hair Artist
Anthony Brookman	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Deborah Taylor	Makeup
Caroline Olcesi	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Jacky Thomas	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Diane Wren	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Celia Yau	Costumes - Celia Yau

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