National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
2024In 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.
Acted in
Johnny Flynn
as Richard Burton
Mark Gatiss
as Sir John Gielgud
Tuppence Middleton
as Elizabeth Taylor
Aysha Kala
Luke Norris
as William Redfield
Allan Corduner
as Hume Cronyn
Ryan Ellsworth
as George Voskovec
Elena Delia
as Jessica Levy
Huw Parmenter
as Clement Fowler
Laurence Ubong Williams
as Hugh McHaffie
Michael Walters
Mark Extance
as Mick Burrows
Dan Krikler
as Dillon Evans
Shaun McKee
as Robert Milli
Stephanie Siadatan
as Susannah Mason
Adam Sina
as Frederick Young
David Tarkenter
as Alfred Drake
Kate Tydman
as Christine Cooper
Rebecca Collingwood
as Linda Marsh
Janie Dee
as Eileen Herlie