NT LIVE: The Motive and The Cue
- Directed by Sam Mendes
- Written by Jack Thorne
- Starring Johnny Flynn, Mark Gatiss and Tuppence Middleton
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 a 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.
A brilliant, compassionate new play
Immaculately directed by Sam Mendes
Mark Gatiss gives the performance of his career
Smooth and sophisticated
Will give you goosebumps
Cast
Johnny Flynn
Richard Burton
Emma, The Outfit, Stardust, Lovesick, Beast and Cordelia.
Mark Gatiss
John Gielgud
The League of Gentlemen, Sherlock and The Madness of King George (NT Live).
Tuppence Middleton
Elizabeth Tayloe
Downton Abbey: A New Era, Sense8, Mank, Fisherman’s Friends and War & Peace.