一位来自英国小城镇的新人（杰瑞米艾恩斯）加入了一家业余戏剧公司。到了那里，他发现舞台上的戏剧与幕后发生的一切相比通常是一无是处：诱惑，浪漫，派系争斗和不可避免的嫉妒。
Anthony Hopkins
Dafydd Ap Llewellyn
Jeremy Irons
Guy Jones
Prunella Scales
Hannah Ap Llewellyn
Lionel Jeffries
Jarvis Huntley-Pike
Richard Briers
Ted Washbrook
Sylvia Syms
Rebecca Huntley-Pike
Patsy Kensit
Linda Washbrook
Jenny Seagrove
Fay Hubbard
Barbara Ferris
Enid Washbrook
Alexandra Pigg
Bridget Baines
Dinah May
Girl at Work
Amanda Mainard
Woman in Theatre
Anne Priestley
Hilda Shaw
Audrey Trotter
Mrs. Bawden
