20世纪40年代的英国,一位年轻的剧作家得到了一位重要导演的首演。但是导演想找一个喜怒无常的女演员来演主角。当洛林·巴里(Lorraine Barry)读到第一遍时,导演和明星之间的战斗开始了,可怜的剧作家夹在中间。In 1940's England, a young playwright is getting his first play produced by an important director. But the director wants to get a temperamental actress for the lead. And when Lorraine Barry arrives at the first reading, the battle is begun between director and star, with the poor playwright caught in the middle.