The Motive and the Cue

T0212689509
Why would the most famous movie star in the world choose to do a play which everyone already knows? And what lures us back to the same plays, year after year? Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new production of Hamlet under 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.

Author

Jack Thorne

Archive :: production:T0212689509, play:S1221992002, venue:V374

Production details

This fierce and funny new play by Jack Thorne offers a glimpse into the politics of a rehearsal room and the relationship between art and celebrity. Sam Mendes directs a startling new play on the making of Burton and Gielgud's Hamlet.

Special Performances

13 May 23 Captioned
23 May 23 Touch Tour
23 May 23 Audio Described
1 Jun 23 Captioned
8 Jun 23 Sign Interpreted
15 Jun 23 Sensory Adapted
1 Jul 23 Touch Tour
1 Jul 23 Audio Described

Performance

Venue	Lyttelton (National Theatre)
	Other spaces: Lyttelton Loft
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	20th April 2023
Opened	2nd May 2023
To	15th July 2023
When	Apr 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, May 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, Jun 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 27, 28, 29, 30, Jul 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 at 19:30. May 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31, Jun 7, 10, 28, Jul 1, 5, 8, 12, 15 Mats 14:15. May 2 at 19:00
Prices	From £20.00. To £89.00.
What is currently on at Lyttelton (National Theatre) (V374)

Reviews

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Company

Producer	National Theatre
Producer	Neal Street Productions
Director	Sam Mendes
Design	Es Devlin
Costume	Katrina Lindsay
Lighting	Jon Clark
Music	Benjamin Kwasi Burrell
Sound	Paul Arditti
Design	Luke Halls (video)
Director	Alastair Coomer (CDG - casting)
Director	Naomi Downham (casting)
Director	Zoe Ford Burnett (associate director)
Director	Yasmin Hafesji (staff director)
Performer	Allan Corduner (Hume Cronyn)
Performer	Ryan Ellsworth (George Voskovec)
Performer	Johnny Flynn (Richard Burton)
Performer	Mark Gatiss (Sir John Gielgud)
Performer	Aysha Kala (Jessica Levy)
Performer	Tuppence Middleton (Elizabeth Taylor)
Performer	Luke Norris (William Redfield)
Performer	Michael Walters (Robert Milli / Understudy William Redfield)
Performer	Laurence Ubong Williams (Hugh McHaffie)

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.