National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

2024

165 min

7.5

Ends at

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.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama

Director

Sam Mendes

Country

United Kingdom

Cast & Crew

Johnny Flynn

Mark Gatiss

Tuppence Middleton

Aysha Kala

Luke Norris

Allan Corduner

Ryan Ellsworth

Elena Delia

Huw Parmenter

Laurence Ubong Williams

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National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

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.

  • Johnny Flynn

  • Mark Gatiss

  • Tuppence Middleton

  • Aysha Kala

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