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

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

2024-03-21 United Kingdom 165 Min. PG-13
7.5 4 votes

Overview

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

Johnny Flynn is Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Mark Gatiss is Sir John Gielgud
Sir John Gielgud
Tuppence Middleton is Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Luke Norris is William Redfield
William Redfield
Allan Corduner is Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Ryan Ellsworth is George Voskovec
George Voskovec
Elena Delia is Jessica Levy
Jessica Levy
Huw Parmenter is Clement Fowler
Clement Fowler
Mark Extance is Mick Burrows
Mick Burrows