The Motive and the Cue
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2023
Nick Hern Books (Verlag)
978-1-83904-153-2 (ISBN)
Nick Hern Books (Verlag)
978-1-83904-153-2 (ISBN)
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A fierce, funny play about a clash of theatrical titans, Richard Burton and John Gielgud, offering a glimpse into the politics of a rehearsal room and the relationship between art and celebrity. Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play.
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. Commissioned and co-produced by Neal Street Productions, it opened at the National Theatre, London, in May 2023, directed by Sam Mendes and featuring Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Taylor.
The Motive and the Cue was named Best Play at the 2023 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
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. Commissioned and co-produced by Neal Street Productions, it opened at the National Theatre, London, in May 2023, directed by Sam Mendes and featuring Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Taylor.
The Motive and the Cue was named Best Play at the 2023 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Jack Thorne’s other plays include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the end of history..., Junkyard, and adaptations of After Life, A Christmas Carol and Woyzeck. He is a BAFTA-winning screenwriter whose television work includes His Dark Materials, Then Barbara Met Alan (with Genevieve Barr), The Eddy, Help, The Accident, Kiri, National Treasure and This is England ’86/’88/’90, and whose films include The Swimmers (with Sally El Hosaini), Enola Holmes, Radioactive, The Aeronauts and Wonder.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.04.2023 |
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| Reihe/Serie | NHB Modern Plays |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 129 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83904-153-6 / 1839041536 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83904-153-2 / 9781839041532 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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