THE MOTIVE AND THE CUE (TBD) - NT LIVE ENCORE filmed play
Tansley Village Hall, Matlock, DE4 5FH
Sunday 21st February 2027 7:30PM
This is a filmed live play.
Seats are £10.84 including booking and payment fees.
To give you confidence in booking, you may cancel seats yourselves. Consequently we suggest that you do not pay for the optional purchase protection service offered by Ticket Source.
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.
From National Theatre and Neal Street Productions
WRITTEN BY
Jack Thorne
Directed by
Sam Mendes
Starring
Mark Gatiss, Johnny Flynn, Tuppence Middleton
Reviews
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Immaculately directed by Sam Mendes' Times
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Mark Gatiss is superb as Sir John Gielgud’ Financial Times
★ ★ ★ ★ ‘A love letter to theatre’ Evening Standard
★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Will give you goosebumps’ Independent
Seats are £10.84 including booking and payment fees.
To give you confidence in booking, you may cancel seats yourselves. Consequently we suggest that you do not pay for the optional purchase protection service offered by Ticket Source.
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.
From National Theatre and Neal Street Productions
WRITTEN BY
Jack Thorne
Directed by
Sam Mendes
Starring
Mark Gatiss, Johnny Flynn, Tuppence Middleton
Reviews
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Immaculately directed by Sam Mendes' Times
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Mark Gatiss is superb as Sir John Gielgud’ Financial Times
★ ★ ★ ★ ‘A love letter to theatre’ Evening Standard
★ ★ ★ ★ ‘Will give you goosebumps’ Independent
Event Details
Doors Open at 7:00PM
Starts at 7:30PM
