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Restoration Theatrical Practices and Sexual Identity in the Representation of Otello: Stage Beauty

Richard Eyre's Stage Beauty, which is based on the Compleat Female Stage Beauty written by Jeffrey Hatacher, represents Restoration theatrical practices via the performance of Othello In the beginning of the movie, Ned Kynaston is on the peak of his career as a female impersonator However, when Charles Ⅱ proclaimed a law allowing women on stage and banned men from playing female roles, his very existence was threatened Even though he had no other choice but to play a male role, he was unable to shake off the female characteristics he had been training since his boyhood After this downfall, he struggled to play male characters but he failed When he helped Maria play Desdemona, he overcame the female stereotype he internalized and succeeded in playing Othello Stage Beauty, dealing with performance, gender, and sexual identity, reveals many cultural aspects of Restoration culture through the representation of the contemporary theatrical practices