The Motive and The Cue
- 2h 40m (incl. interval)
- Noel Coward Theatre
- 4.9/5 based on 13 reviews
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- Booking details
- Booking until: Saturday, 23 March 2024
- Running time: 2h 40m (incl. interval)
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The Motive and The Cue description
We have some great quality cheap tickets for The Motive and The Cue, a brand new play by Jack Thorne, co-produced by Neal Street Productions. Sam Mendes directs the action, which tracks the making of Burton and Gielgud’s infamous version of Hamlet.
Exploring what happens when two tremendous egos meet and clash, it reveals the reasons behind the most famous movie star in the world working on a play so familiar everyone already knows it, and why people some back to see the same play year after year.
Showing at the Lyttelton Theatre at National Theatre, South Bank, until 15th July 2023, it transfers to the West End’s Noël Coward Theatre from 9th December to 23rd March 2024. Book early – it’s a classic in the making, very funny, and it’s in theatreland for a strictly limited 15 week run.
What's the story of The Motive and The Cue?
The story? Roll back time to 1964, when Richard Burton played Hamlet on Broadway in a modern-dress production directed by John Gielgud. Commercially, it made a fortune, running for 17 weeks and breaking records. The theatre was jammed every night. But for many of the people involved in the production, these were dark days. This is the story of what happened, inspired by ‘Letters from an Actor’ by William Redfield and ‘John Gielgud Directs Richard Burton in Hamlet’ by Richard L. Stern.
Who is starring in The Motive and The Cue?
Sam Mendes directs Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Taylor. The rest of the cast comprises Aaron Anthony, Tom Babbage, Allan Corduner, Janie Dee, Elena Delia, Ryan Ellsworth, Mark Extance, Phoebe Horn, Aysha Kala, Luke Norris, Huw Parmenter, David Ricardo-Pearce, David Tarkenter, Kate Tydman, Laurence Ubong Williams, and Michael Walters.
Who is on The Motive and The Cue creative team?
The creative team comprises Set Designer Es Devlin, Costume Designer Katrina Lindsay, Lighting Designer Jon Clark, Composer Benjamin Kwasi Burrell, Sound Designer Paul Arditti, and Casting by Alastair Coomer CDG and Naomi Downham. The Associate Director is Zoé Ford Burnett and the Associate Set Designer is Amalie White. The Staff Director is Yasmin Hafesji.
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