National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

2024 · 165 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, Comedy

Returning to cinemas in 2027. In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Sir John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.

Directed by Sam Mendes · Written by Jack Thorne

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Johnny Flynn Richard Burton
Mark Gatiss Sir John Gielgud
Tuppence Middleton Elizabeth Taylor
Aysha Kala Assistant to Sir John Gielgud
Luke Norris William Redfield
Allan Corduner Hume Cronyn
Ryan Ellsworth George Voskovec
Elena Delia Jessica Levy
Huw Parmenter Clement Fowler
Laurence Ubong Williams Hugh McHaffie
Michael Walters
Mark Extance Mick Burrows

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