New photos have been released for Jack Thorne’s hit play The Motive and the Cue, which has transferred into the West End following a critically acclaimed run the National Theatre.
Moving with the show are the play’s three leads – Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton, Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Elizabeth Taylor.
They are joined by They will be joined by Allan Corduner as Hume Cronyn, Sarah Woodward as Eileen Herlie, Rebecca Collingwood as Linda Marsh, Luke Norris as William Redfield, Laurence Ubong Williams as Hugh McHaffie, Elena Delia as Jessica Levy, Huw Parmenter as Clement Fowler, Aaron Anthony as Robert Milli, Adam Sina as Frederick Young, Ryan Ellsworth as George Voskovec, Daniel Krikler as Dillon Evans and Waiter, David Tarkenter as Alfred Drake, Kate Tydman as Christine Cooper, Mark Extance as Mick Burrows and Stephanie Siadatan as Susannah Mason.
Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child), and directed by Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Lehman Trilogy, The Hills of California), The Motive and the Cue is inspired by the making of Burton and Gielgud’s infamous production of Hamlet on Broadway.
Joining Mendes in the creative team are set designer Es Devlin; costume designer, Katrina Lindsay; lighting designer, Jon Clark; composer, Benjamin Kwasi Burrell; sound designer, Paul Arditti with casting by Alastair Coomer CDG and Naomi Downham. West End director, Zoé Ford Burnett and associate director Yasmin Hafesji complete the creative team.set design by Es Devlin, costume by Katrina Lindsay, lighting by Jon Clark, sound by Paul Arditti and music composed by Kwasi Burrell.
The production is co-produced with Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions (The Lehman Trilogy, Hamnet).
The Motive and the Cue is now playing at the Noël Coward Theatre, until 23 March 2024.
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The Motive and the Cue – West End Photos
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