National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
Sam Mendes2024-03-21
7.5
165 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Johnny Flynn | Richard Burton | Goutbreak |
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Mark Gatiss | Sir John Gielgud | Unowned |
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Tuppence Middleton | Elizabeth Taylor | Zac E. Chan |
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Aysha Kala | Unowned | |
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Luke Norris | William Redfield | Unowned |
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Allan Corduner | Hume Cronyn | Unowned |
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Ryan Ellsworth | George Voskovec | Unowned |
|
Elena Delia | Jessica Levy | Unowned |
 |
Huw Parmenter | Clement Fowler | Unowned |
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Laurence Ubong Williams | Hugh McHaffie | Unowned |
|
Michael Walters | Unowned | |
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Mark Extance | Mick Burrows | Unowned |
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Dan Krikler | Dillon Evans | Unowned |
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Shaun McKee | Robert Milli | Unowned |
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Stephanie Siadatan | Susannah Mason | Unowned |
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Adam Sina | Frederick Young | Unowned |
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David Tarkenter | Alfred Drake | Unowned |
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Kate Tydman | Christine Cooper | Unowned |
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Rebecca Collingwood | Linda Marsh | Unowned |
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Janie Dee | Eileen Herlie | Unowned |