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MK GalleryMilton Keynes
20 February 2027 – 16 March 2027
4 scheduled performances
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Sam Mendes directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud in The Motive and the Cue. The play is written by Jack Thorne and features Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton and Tuppence Middleton as Elizabeth Taylor.
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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.
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