The Motive and the Cue (15) – National Theatre Recorded Screening

A National Theatre recorded screening of Jack Thorne’s acclaimed play about Richard Burton and John Gielgud during rehearsals for an experimental Broadway Hamlet.

NT Recorded Screening: The Motive and the Cue by Jack Thorne, directed by Sam Mendes.

Date & time:
Monday 22 February 2027 at 7.30pm

The fierce and funny five-star play returns to the big screen. Sam Mendes directs Mark Gatiss in an Olivier Award-winning performance as John Gielgud.

1964: Richard Burton (Johnny Flynn), newly married to Elizabeth Taylor (Tuppence Middleton), is set to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Gielgud’s exacting direction. As rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director threatens to unravel. Filmed live during its sold-out London run in 2023.

Certificate: 15

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