National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

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

7.5 165 min Movie
Drama

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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Cast

Johnny Flynn Johnny Flynn Richard Burton
Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss Sir John Gielgud
Tuppence Middleton Tuppence Middleton Elizabeth Taylor
Aysha Kala Aysha Kala
Luke Norris Luke Norris William Redfield
Allan Corduner Allan Corduner Hume Cronyn
Ryan Ellsworth Ryan Ellsworth George Voskovec
Elena Delia Elena Delia Jessica Levy
Huw Parmenter Huw Parmenter Clement Fowler
Laurence Ubong Williams Laurence Ubong Williams Hugh McHaffie
Michael Walters Michael Walters
Mark Extance Mark Extance Mick Burrows

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