National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024)
March 21, 2024
Drama
2h 45m


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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Richard Burton Johnny Flynn
- Sir John Gielgud Mark Gatiss
- Elizabeth Taylor Tuppence Middleton
- Aysha Kala
- William Redfield Luke Norris
- Hume Cronyn Allan Corduner
- Clement Fowler Huw Parmenter
- Hugh McHaffie Laurence Ubong Williams
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Keywords
- staging
- based on true story
- based on play or musical
- broadway
- hamlet
- 1960s
- filmed play
- filmed theater
- national theatre