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 Based in the 1660s of Londons theaters, this film is about the rules of gender roles in theatre production, and means to change them for everyones benefit. Ned Kynaston is the assumedly gay cross-dressing actor who has been playing female parts in plays for years, particularly Desdemona in Othello, he also has a close relationship with a member of the Royal Court, the Duke of Buckingham. One day however, the rules of only men playing women could change when aspiring actress Maria auditions as Kynastons praised role, Desdemona, and soon enough, King Charles II decides to make the law that all female roles should be played only by women. Maria becomes a star, while Ned finds himself out of work. But after a while, Ned finds it in his nature to forgive Marias aspiration, they may even fall in love, and Charles may proclaim women will be played by either gender.
In Stuart Restoration king Charles IIs reign, gay actor Ned Kynaston, a specialist in female parts, enjoys the favor of the public on stage and royal favorite George Villiars, Duke of Buckingham, in bed. But his dresser, Maria, secretly learned acting by observing him and started performing (illegally) in a tavern. When the kings awfully common mistress, a former saleswoman, sides with Maria, the prohibition on actresses is lifted, later even reversed. Still Maria realizes shes artistically far inferior to Ned, and takes him in after bigot gentry roughed him up badly..
 
		 Billy Crudup 
 Ned Kynaston
 
		 Claire Danes 
 Maria Hughes
 
		 Rupert Everett 
 King Charles II
 
		 Derek Hutchinson 
 Stage Manager
 
		 Mark Letheren 
 Male Emilia
 
		 Tom Wilkinson 
 Thomas Betterton
 
		 Ben Chaplin 
 George Villiers II - Duke of Buckingham
 
		 Hugh Bonneville 
 Samuel Pepys
 
		 Jack Kempton 
 Call Boy
 
		 Alice Eve 
 Miss Frayne
 
		 Fenella Woolgar 
 Lady Meresvale
 
		 David Westhead 
 Harry
 
		 Nick Barber 
 Nick
 
		 Stephen Marcus 
 Thomas Cockerell
 
		 Richard Griffiths 
 Sir Charles Sedley
 
		 Zoë Tapper 
 Nell Gwynn
 
		 Edward Fox 
 Sir Edward Hyde
 
		 Robin Dunn 
 Butler
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