National
Theatre Live
THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE
Wednesday, May 29th at 7 PM
$25 Public | $20 Members
Academy Award Winner Sam Mendes (American Beauty, 1917, 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
an 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. (180 mins)