The Motive and the Cue | Official Trailer | Noël Coward Theatre

The hugely celebrated production of The Motive and the Cue transfers to the Noël Coward Theatre this December, following a sold-out run at the National Theatre. -- Sam Mendes directs Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton, Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Elizabeth Taylor, in this fierce and funny new play by Jack Thorne, offering a glimpse into the politics of a rehearsal room and the relationship between art and celebrity. 1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway 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. The Motive and the Cue opens at the Noël Coward Theatre from 9 December. -- Subscribe on YouTube: Sign up to our monthly newsletter: National Theatre TikTok: @nationaltheatre National Theatre Twitter: National Theatre Facebook: National Theatre Instagram: National Theatre Live Twitter: National Theatre Live Facebook: -- At the National Theatre in London, we make world-class theatre that is entertaining, challenging and inspiring. And we make it for everyone: National Theatre Live broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas in the UK and around the world: National Theatre at Home streams unmissable theatre to you any time, anywhere: