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National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024)
The Motive and the Cue | Official Trailer | Noël Coward Theatre
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.
20 cast members
Johnny Flynn
Mark Gatiss
Tuppence Middleton
Aysha Kala
Luke Norris
Allan Corduner
Ryan Ellsworth
Elena Delia
Huw Parmenter
Laurence Ubong Williams