National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

Release Date: 2024-03-21

Runtime: 165

Languages: English

Rating: 7.5

Votes: 4

Genres: Drama

Director: Sam Mendes

Description: 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 rehearsal...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.Read More

Production Companies:

National Theatre

Neal Street Productions