Stage Beauty (2004)
Directed by Richard Eyre
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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This delightful, spirited romp is like a comical Shakespearean rewrite of the Zorro legend (screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher ("Stage Beauty") and Kimberly Simi from a story by Simi and Michael Cristofer ("Mr.
Another playwright, Jeffrey Hatcher ("Stage Beauty"), working with newcomer Kimberly Simi, whips up a genial mix of slapstick, frothy farce and scattershot satire, with a few courtly nods to notions of identity and the nature of love.
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