Film
National Theatre Live: Motive and the Cue (15)
Filmed live from the London stage, Mark Gatiss plays John Gielgud directing Richard Burton's Broadway Hamlet, as their collaboration starts to unravel. For theatre lovers who enjoy backstage drama.
Key information
- When
- Friday 19 February
- Where
- Exeter Picturehouse51 Bartholomew Street West, EX4 3AJMore at this venueMap
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About this event
The fierce and funny five-star play returns to the big screen. Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss in an Olivier Award-winning performance as John Gielgud.
1964: Richard Burton (Johnny Flynn), newly married to Elizabeth Taylor (Tuppence Middleton), is set to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.
From multi-award-winning writer Jack Thorne (Adolescence), this acclaimed production was filmed live during its sold-out London run in 2023.