National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024)
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.
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Johnny Flynn
as Richard Burton
as Richard Burton
Mark Gatiss
as Sir John Gielgud
as Sir John Gielgud
Tuppence Middleton
as Elizabeth Taylor
as Elizabeth Taylor
Aysha Kala
as
as
Luke Norris
as William Redfield
as William Redfield
Allan Corduner
as Hume Cronyn
as Hume Cronyn
Ryan Ellsworth
as George Voskovec
as George Voskovec
Elena Delia
as Jessica Levy
as Jessica Levy
Huw Parmenter
as Clement Fowler
as Clement Fowler
Laurence Ubong Williams
as Hugh McHaffie
as Hugh McHaffie
Michael Walters
as
as
Mark Extance
as Mick Burrows
as Mick Burrows
Dan Krikler
as Dillon Evans
as Dillon Evans
Shaun McKee
as Robert Milli
as Robert Milli
Stephanie Siadatan
as Susannah Mason
as Susannah Mason
Adam Sina
as Frederick Young
as Frederick Young
David Tarkenter
as Alfred Drake
as Alfred Drake
Kate Tydman
as Christine Cooper
as Christine Cooper
Rebecca Collingwood
as Linda Marsh
as Linda Marsh
Janie Dee
as Eileen Herlie
as Eileen Herlie
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Sam Mendes
Director
Director
Jack Thorne
Writer
Writer
Pippa Harris
Producer
Producer
Caro Newling
Producer
Producer
Es Devlin
Set Designer
Set Designer
Alastair Coomer
Casting
Casting
Katrina Lindsay
Costume Design
Costume Design
Paul Arditti
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Jon Clark
Lighting Design
Lighting Design
Benjamin Kwasi Burrell
Music
Music
Naomi Downham
Casting
Casting
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