National Theatre Live 2024
The Motive and The Cue
a new play by Jack Thorne directed by Sam Mendes
Filmed live from the National Theatre. In cinemas worldwide from 21 March.
This electrifying brand-new play directed by Sam Mendes brings Richard Burton and John Gielgud’s infamous Hamlet rehearsals to the big screen, with Johnny Flynn and Mark Gatiss.
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?
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.