Eccentric 70-year-old widow 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 female nudity similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
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)
Crew
Stephen Frears
Director
Martin Sherman
Writer
Sheila van Damm
Book
Lucia Zucchetti
Editor
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
David Aukin
Executive Producer
Bob Hoskins
Executive Producer
François Ivernel
Executive Producer
Cameron McCracken
Executive Producer
Tracey Scoffield
Executive Producer
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer
Norma Heyman
Producer
David Rose
Associate Producer, Idea
Kathy Rose
Associate Producer, Idea
Tracey Seaward
Line Producer
Kevan Van Thompson
Line Producer
Laurie Borg
Line Producer
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Production Design
Mark Milsome
First Assistant Camera
Leo Davis
Casting
Sandy Powell
Costume Design
Jenny Shircore
Hairstylist, Makeup & Hair
Jon Henry Gordon
Makeup & Hair
Annabel Hill
Makeup & Hair
Joe Hopker
Makeup & Hair
Loulia Sheppard
Makeup & Hair
Lynn Jackett
Daily Makeup & Hair
Rebecca Cole
Extras Makeup Artist
Mandy Gold
Extras Makeup Artist
Mai Layton
Extras Makeup Artist
Liz Michie
Extras Makeup Artist
Annie Townsend
Extras Makeup Artist
Julia Vernon
Extras Makeup Artist
Christine Whitney
Extras Makeup Artist
Anna Bertmark
Assistant Sound Editor
Drew Jones
Visual Effects Production Manager
Craig Lyn
CG Supervisor
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
Claudia Parker
Set Decoration
Robert Wischhusen-Hayes
Set Decoration
Paul Ghirardani
Art Direction
Tony Woollard
Art Direction
