the restoration theatre vividly bring to life by a first rate company of player . in an age when woman be forbidden to perform on the stage ned kynaston be arguably the pretty man in london and the toast of the london theatrical world . but when charles ii declares woman may indeed tread the theatre ( and london ) stage ( s ) and he find himself haunt by the persona he have become . and and in so do and he provide a triumphant view of a turn point in his career ~~ and in the history of the theatre . a visually stunning movie with a superb cast head by claire dane ( maria ) and billy crudup ( ned kynaston ) and rupert everett ( king charles ii ) that enchant as well a creates the restoration age in england .