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On the night before the Earl of Essex's execution, Queen Elizabeth I meets Ned, an actor who plays women's roles in Shakespeare's company. As they discuss love, grief, gender, and the roles they perform, each confronts the cost of suppressing their passionate selves.
Canadian diplomat Harry Raymond is interrogated over a young man's murder. As political leaders try to avoid scandal, Raymond's revelations about his sexuality and knowledge of their secrets threaten a minister's leadership ambitions.
On the night before the Earl of Essex's execution, Queen Elizabeth I meets Ned, an actor who plays women's roles in Shakespeare's company. As they discuss love, grief, gender, and the roles they perform, each confronts the cost of suppressing their passionate selves.
Canadian diplomat Harry Raymond is interrogated over a young man's murder. As political leaders try to avoid scandal, Raymond's revelations about his sexuality and knowledge of their secrets threaten a minister's leadership ambitions.