No theatre has taken the phrase "the show must go on" as seriously as London's Windmill Theatre did during World War II. Even though German bombs rained on the city almost nightly, the plucky Windmill ...

London, 1937. Mrs Laura Henderson, a woman of wealth and connections, has just buried her beloved husband. And now she's bored. At 69, she is far too energetic and vital to fade into gentle widowhood.

The studied British theatricality and sharp wit of Mrs. Henderson Presents are likely to make it a favorite among nostalgiaphiles, theater buffs and the tea-and-crumpets set. Sailing along on the ...

Mrs. Henderson Presents is a 2005 British comedy drama film helmed by Stephen Frears. The movie follows a wealthy widow, Mrs. Laura Henderson, in post-war London. Bored and restless, she seeks a new ...

When 2005 is over, the movie I will remember that gave me the most pure and unfiltered joy is Mrs. When 2005 is over, the movie I will remember that gave me the most pure and unfiltered joy is Mrs.

JUDI DENCH swears the airplane wasn’t supposed to take off. About halfway through “Mrs. Henderson Presents,” the film’s titular character, played by Dench, climbs into an open-cockpit airplane. The ...

Iconic West End venue The Windmill, famous for being the first theatre to showcase nude performers, is reopening this week following a major refurbishment. The Windmill Soho as it is now called was ...

Introducing the U.K. premiere of “Mrs. Henderson Presents” at the Vue cinema, Leicester Square, helmer Stephen Frears feigned embarrassment, joking his latest pic is “what my mother would have called ...

Mrs. Laura Henderson (Judi Dench) may be a widow but she is by no means going to spend the rest her days playing bridge. The Windmill Theater becomes her game and the infamous showman Vivian Van Dam ...

Stephen Frears disappoints with the bland imprint he leaves on "Mrs. Henderson Presents." A bigscreen feature executed with a cookie-cutter small-screen sensibility, this often charming but untextured ...