National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

  • Rated 7.5 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2024
  • 2h 45m
  • 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.

Play
Director
Sam Mendes
Starring
Johnny Flynn, Mark Gatiss, Tuppence Middleton, Aysha Kala

Cast

  • Johnny Flynn

    Johnny Flynn

    Richard Burton

  • Mark Gatiss

    Mark Gatiss

    Sir John Gielgud

  • Tuppence Middleton

    Tuppence Middleton

    Elizabeth Taylor

  • Aysha Kala

    Aysha Kala

    Assistant to Sir John Gielgud

  • Luke Norris

    Luke Norris

    William Redfield

  • Allan Corduner

    Allan Corduner

    Hume Cronyn

  • Ryan Ellsworth

    Ryan Ellsworth

    George Voskovec

  • Elena Delia

    Elena Delia

    Jessica Levy

  • Huw Parmenter

    Huw Parmenter

    Clement Fowler

  • Laurence Ubong Williams

    Laurence Ubong Williams

    Hugh McHaffie

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