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Cast

Johnny Flynn

Johnny Flynn

Richard Burton

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Sir John Gielgud

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

Elizabeth Taylor

Aysha Kala

Aysha Kala

Luke Norris

Luke Norris

William Redfield

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Hume Cronyn

Ryan Ellsworth

Ryan Ellsworth

George Voskovec

Elena Delia

Elena Delia

Jessica Levy

Huw Parmenter

Huw Parmenter

Clement Fowler

Laurence Ubong Williams

Laurence Ubong Williams

Hugh McHaffie

Michael Walters

Michael Walters

Mark Extance

Mark Extance

Mick Burrows

Dan Krikler

Dan Krikler

Dillon Evans

Shaun McKee

Shaun McKee

Robert Milli

Stephanie Siadatan

Stephanie Siadatan

Susannah Mason

Adam Sina

Adam Sina

Frederick Young

David Tarkenter

David Tarkenter

Alfred Drake

Kate Tydman

Kate Tydman

Christine Cooper

Rebecca Collingwood

Rebecca Collingwood

Linda Marsh

Janie Dee

Janie Dee

Eileen Herlie

Crew

Jack Thorne

Jack Thorne

Writer

Pippa Harris

Pippa Harris

Producer

Alastair Coomer

Alastair Coomer

Casting

Katrina Lindsay

Katrina Lindsay

Costume Design

Paul Arditti

Paul Arditti

Sound Designer

Jon Clark

Jon Clark

Lighting Design

Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes

Director

Caro Newling

Caro Newling

Producer

Es Devlin

Es Devlin

Set Designer

Naomi Downham

Naomi Downham

Casting

Benjamin Kwasi Burrell

Benjamin Kwasi Burrell

Original Music Composer

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National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

20247.5 / 10165 min
Drama

Overview

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.