MOVIE · 2024
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Returning to cinemas in 2027. 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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Returning to cinemas in 2027. 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
Featured cast
Johnny FlynnRichard Burton
Mark GatissSir John Gielgud
Tuppence MiddletonElizabeth Taylor
Aysha KalaAssistant to Sir John Gielgud
Luke NorrisWilliam Redfield
Allan CordunerHume Cronyn
Ryan EllsworthGeorge Voskovec
Elena DeliaJessica LevyMORE TO EXPLORE
