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The Motive and the Cue (West End Edition)

By Jack Thorne

The Motive and the Cue (West End Edition) Drama

The Motive and the Cue (West End Edition)

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Best Play - Evening Standard Awards - 2023 1964: Richard Burton, the firebrand Welsh actor, newly married to movie star Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new production of Hamlet under the exacting direction of John Gielgud. But as rehearsals progress, the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel. One of them is the most famous movie star in the world; the other, a patrician from an earlier age of theatre. The stage is set for two titans to collide. Jack Thorne's The Motive and the Cue is a fierce, funny play which offers a glimpse into the politics of a rehearsal room and the relationship between art and celebrity. This edition was published alongside the West End transfer in 2023, following its world premiere at the National Theatre, London, earlier that year. Originally commissioned and co-produced by Neal Street Productions, it was directed by Sam Mendes, and starred Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Taylor. It was named Best Play at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2023.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
104
Release Date:
2024-09-24
Publication Date:
2024-09-24
Publisher:
Theatre Communications Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1839043113
ISBN13:
9781839043116
Weight:
120 g
Height:
131 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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