National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

7.5 2024 165 min
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 age…

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Director
Sam Mendes
Writer
Jack Thorne

Cast

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Johnny Flynn Richard Burton
Mark Gatiss Sir John Gielgud
Tuppence Middleton Elizabeth Taylor
Aysha Kala
Luke Norris William Redfield
Allan Corduner Hume Cronyn
Ryan Ellsworth George Voskovec
Elena Delia Jessica Levy
Huw Parmenter Clement Fowler
Laurence Ubong Williams Hugh McHaffie
Michael Walters
Mark Extance Mick Burrows
Dan Krikler Dillon Evans
Shaun McKee Robert Milli
Stephanie Siadatan Susannah Mason
Adam Sina Frederick Young
David Tarkenter Alfred Drake
Kate Tydman Christine Cooper

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