The Motive and the Cue
T1282331105
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.
Archive :: production:T1282331105, play:S1221992002, venue:V380
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
- 3 Feb 24 Sign Interpreted
- 20 Feb 24 Captioned
- 29 Feb 24 Audio Described
- 9 Mar 24 Captioned
- 16 Mar 24 Audio Described