National Theatre Live
The Motive and the Cue
Thursday, April 18 1 & 7pm
★★★★★ ’Mark Gatiss gives the performance of his career’ – Telegraph
★★★★★ ‘A brilliant, compassionate new play’ – Financial Times
★★★★★ ‘Immaculately directed by Sam Mendes’ – Times
★★★★★ ‘Smooth and sophisticated’ – WhatsOnStage
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play.
1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under 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.
Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and designed by Es Devlin (The Crucible), the Evening Standard award-winning best new play was filmed live during a sold-out run at the National Theatre.
= FILM FACTS =
Running Time 160 mins
Genre Theater
Starring
Johnny Flynn
Mark Gatiss
Tuppence Middleton
Directed by
Rufus Norris
Written by
Jack Thorne