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Plot: What's the story about?
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 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 the Cockpit Theatre 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 the end of the pier until Maria, now a rising star, takes it upon herself to make a man of him again.
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Who stars in Compleat Female Stage Beauty: Cast List
Mission: Impossible III, Watchmen
The Family Stone, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Shrek 2 (re-release), The Wild Thornberrys Movie
The Ghost Writer, Michael Clayton
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Little Boy
Paddington in Peru, Mummies
Bedtime Stories, The History Boys
The Happy Prince, Lassie
Bigger Than the Sky, The Convent
Bright Young Things, Victoria and Abdul
Freelance, Star Trek Into Darkness
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, The Good Traitor
Who's making Compleat Female Stage Beauty: Crew List
A look at the Compleat Female Stage Beauty behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Richard Eyre last directed The Children Act and The Met: Manon Lescaut.
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Production: What we know about Compleat Female Stage Beauty?
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Compleat Female Stage Beauty Release Date: When was the film released?
Compleat Female Stage Beauty DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Compleat Female Stage Beauty was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 .