

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue (2024)
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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Cast

Johnny Flynn
Richard Burton

Mark Gatiss
Sir John Gielgud

Tuppence Middleton
Elizabeth Taylor

Aysha Kala

Luke Norris
William Redfield

Allan Corduner
Hume Cronyn

Elena Delia
Jessica Levy

Huw Parmenter
Clement Fowler

Laurence Ubong Williams
Hugh McHaffie

Shaun McKee
Robert Milli

Stephanie Siadatan
Susannah Mason

Kate Tydman
Christine Cooper

Janie Dee
Eileen Herlie