Directed by:
Richard EyreCinematography:
Andrew DunnComposer:
George FentonCast:
Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Alice Eve, David Westhead, Tom Hollander, Clare Higgins, Richard Griffiths, Tom Wilkinson, Ben Chaplin, Edward Fox (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Welcome to the 17th century stage, where Ned Kynaston's (Billy Crudup) performance of Desdemona in Shakespeare's Otello brings the house down nightly. Ned is the most beautiful woman on the London stage. That is, until the King renounces the royal edict that only men can play women on stage. Enter Maria (Claire Danes), Ned's seemingly loyal dresser, who becomes an instant star, leaving Ned to suppress his ardent feminite traits and make a man of himself. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Billy Crudup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/082/164082575_4f781c.jpg)
Billy Crudup
USA
Best movies:
Big Fish (2003)
Sleepers (1996)
Almost Famous (2000)
![Claire Danes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/379/162379263_01b8b3.jpg)
Claire Danes
USA
Best movies:
Temple Grandin (2010) (TV movie)
Stardust (2007)
The Rainmaker (1997)
![Rupert Everett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/137/163137819_7e9d62.png)
Rupert Everett
UK
Best movies:
Stardust (2007)
Madonna: Celebration: The Video Collection (2009) (video compilation)
Shrek 2 (2004)
![Alice Eve](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/104/166104357_12c9e8.jpg)
Alice Eve
UK
Best movies:
Hawking (2004) (TV movie)
Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![David Westhead](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741880_cbda49.jpg)
David Westhead
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Tom Hollander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/157/162157169_8fd54d.png)
Tom Hollander
UK
Best movies:
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
John Adams (2008) (series)
Valkyrie (2008)
![Clare Higgins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271227_8a7969.jpg)
Clare Higgins
UK
Best movies:
Ready Player One (2018)
Hellraiser (1987)
Vera (2011) (series)
![Richard Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281145_2c7c1d.jpg)
Richard Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Gandhi (1982)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Tom Wilkinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/458/168458054_s7uzko.jpg)
Tom Wilkinson
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
![Ben Chaplin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/777/162777839_0ccb8a.jpg)
Ben Chaplin
UK
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Little Boy (2015)
![Edward Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/564/164564144_e2a405.jpg)
Edward Fox
UK
Best movies:
The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Gandhi (1982)
![Hugh Bonneville](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271545_ae3140.jpg)
Hugh Bonneville
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Paddington 2 (2017)
![Fenella Woolgar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/275/162275794_0c3512.jpg)
Fenella Woolgar
UK
Best movies:
War and Peace (2016) (series)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Zoë Tapper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/410/410466_6d34c5.jpg)
Zoë Tapper
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Zen (2011) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Greg Bennett
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Finding Neverland (2004)
![Stephen Marcus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/529/161529682_70a759.jpg)
Stephen Marcus
UK
Best movies:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Hogfather (2006) (TV movie)
Hermione Gulliford
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Stage Beauty (2004)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Madeleine Worrall
UK
Best movies:
Paddington (2014)
Stage Beauty (2004)
Bunny and the Bull (2009)