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National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024)

Poster for 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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Sam Mendes
  • Profile picture of Johnny Flynn
    Richard Burton Johnny Flynn
  • Profile picture of Mark Gatiss
    Sir John Gielgud Mark Gatiss
  • Profile picture of Tuppence Middleton
    Elizabeth Taylor Tuppence Middleton
  • Profile picture of Aysha Kala
    Aysha Kala
  • Profile picture of Luke Norris
    William Redfield Luke Norris
  • Profile picture of Allan Corduner
    Hume Cronyn Allan Corduner
  • Profile picture of Huw Parmenter
    Clement Fowler Huw Parmenter
  • Profile picture of Laurence Ubong Williams
    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