In 1600s London, the most famous stage actress is a man named Edward Kynaston. That’s right, a man because at that time women were forbidden to act on a stage. With the accession to the throne of Charles I, things change, women take the stage and for Ned is time to review his life and his identity.
Stage Beauty offers a good historical reconstruction and also a couple of interesting nude actresses: Claire Danes and Zoë Tapper.
