The Motive And The Cue
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The Motive And The Cue

Noel Coward Theatre, London, WC2N 4AU
  • Following on from a recent acclaimed and sold out run at the National Theatre, the hugely celebrated production of THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE is playing at the Noel Coward Theatre for a limited 15-week run this winter!

    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.

    Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) 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.

    Joining them in this ‘theatrical extravaganza’ (Evening Standard) is, Allan Corduner as Hume Cronyn, Sarah Woodward as Eileen Herlie, Rebecca Collingwood as Linda Marsh, Luke Norris as William Redfield, Laurence Ubong Williams as Hugh McHaffie, Elena Delia as Jessica Levy, Huw Parmenter as Clement Fowler, Aaron Anthony as Robert Milli, Adam Sina as Frederick Young, Ryan Ellsworth as George Voskovec, Daniel Krikler as Dillon Evans and Waiter, David Tarkenter as Alfred Drake, Kate Tydman as Christine Cooper, Mark Extance as Mick Burrows and Stephanie Siadatan as Susannah Mason.

    Book your THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE theatre tickets today!

    For more information or to make a booking please contact Group Line on 020 7206 1174 or via email at [email protected]
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  • Noel Coward Theatre

    St Martins Lane,
    London,
    WC2N 4AU

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  • 'A brilliant new play'
    ★★★★★
    Financial Times

    'A magnificent tour de force'
    ★★★★★
    Broadway World

    'Funny, witty and utterly compelling'
    ★★★★★
    WhatsOnStage

    'A love letter to theatre'
    ★★★★
    Evening Standard

    'A palpable hit'
    ★★★★
    Telegraph

    'A thrilling rollercoaster of high drama'
    ★★★★
    Sunday Times