National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

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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  Johnny Flynn

  Richard Burton
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  Mark Gatiss

  Sir John Gielgud
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  Tuppence Middleton

  Elizabeth Taylor
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  Aysha Kala
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  Luke Norris

  William Redfield
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  Allan Corduner

  Hume Cronyn
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  Ryan Ellsworth

  George Voskovec
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  Elena Delia

  Jessica Levy
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  Huw Parmenter

  Clement Fowler
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  Laurence Ubong Williams

  Hugh McHaffie