Solihull Arts Complex

NT Live: The Motive and The Cue

Wed 3 Mar 2027, The Core Theatre film

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.

The Motive and the Cue  
by Jack Thorne
directed by Sam Mendes

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.

This is a screening, not a live production.

www.ntlive.com

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Wednesday 3 March 2027

2.30pm & 7pm

The Core Theatre

Tickets: Adult £19.50, Student/U16/Senior £18.50 (+ transaction fee)

Please note the film will begin at the listed start time, with no adverts or trailers.

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