Synopsis

Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman star in director Mike Newell’s (Four Weddings and a Funeral) engaging comedy about a star-struck young girl lured into the grown-up world of the theater when she takes a job with an unconventional stage troupe in post World War II Liverpool. From a crush on the company’s heartless director to her first sexual encounter with the show’s biggest star, young Stella Bradshaw quickly discovers what it takes to make it in the theater. An intriguing blend of comedy and passion, this provocative story is a hilarious look at what really goes on when the lights go down.

DVD Release: April 19, 2005

Directed by: Mike Newell
Starring: Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Georgina Cates