Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add risqué burlesque acts similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
Mrs. Henderson Presents
“The show must go on, but the clothes must come off.”
Overview
Recently widowed well-to-do Laura Henderson purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add risqué burlesque acts similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
Director
Stephen Frears
Budget
20.0M
Revenue
27.9M
Status
Released
Production
Pathe, BBC Film, Future Films, Micro Fusion 2004-15, UK Film Council
Cast
Judi Dench
Mrs. Laura Henderson
Bob Hoskins
Vivian Van Damm
Will Young
Bertie
Christopher Guest
Lord Cromer
Kelly Reilly
Maureen
Thelma Barlow
Lady Conway
Anna Brewster
Doris
Rosalind Halstead
Frances
Sarah Solemani
Vera
Natalia Tena
Peggy
Thomas Allen
Eric Woodburn
Richard Syms
Ambrose
Ralph Nossek
Leslie Pearkes
Camille O'Sullivan
Jane
Doraly Rosen
Maggie
Matthew Hart
Frank Lawson
Tony De La Fou
Victor Thornton
Dorian Ford
Christian
Lloyd Hutchinson
Harry
Toby Jones
Gordon
Christopher Logan
Ken
Michael Culkin
Lord Cromer's Secretary
Samuel Barnett
Paul
Dinah O'Brien
Deering Sister
Maria Rohsean O'Brien
Deering Sister
Rebecca O'Brien
Deering Sister
Richard Dormer
Comic
Shona McWilliams
Gracie Kramer
Waris Hussein
Maharajah
Antony Carrick
Male Mourner
Ann Queensberry
Female Mourner
Anne Lambton
Chairwoman
Sandy McDade
Civil Servant
Andrzej Borkowski
Count Banderdene
Joseph Long
Harry
Billy Seymour
Serviceman
Matt Blair
G.I.
Patrick Kennedy
Pilot
Patti Love
Natalie Van Damm
Elise Audeyev
Millerette
Vanessa Barmby
Millerette
Sophie Brown
Millerette
Vicki Davids
Millerette
Charlene Ford
Millerette
Frances Garvey
Millerette
Victoria Hay
Millerette
Rachael Lawrence
Millerette
Kate Power
Millerette
Melody Squire
Millerette
Ciaran Connolly
Chorus Boy
Joseph McMurray
Chorus Boy
Stuart Antony
Robert (uncredited)
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