The Motive and the Cue

theatre

Sam Mendes directs a startling new play on the making of Burton and Gielgud?s Hamlet. Why would the most famous movie star in the world choose to do a play which everyone already knows? And what lures us back to the same plays, year after year? Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new production of Hamlet under John Gielgud?s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel. This fierce and funny new play by Jack Thorne offers a glimpse into the politics of a rehearsal room and the relationship between art and celebrity. Sam Mendes directs Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Taylor.

The Motive and the Cue Tickets

London

Noel Coward Theatre

Sat 9 Dec 2023 - Sat 23 Mar 2024

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 9 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £54

The Motive and the Cue

Mon 11 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

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Tue 12 Dec - 19:30

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 13 Dec - 19:30

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 14 Dec - 19:30

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 15 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 16 Dec - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 16 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

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Mon 18 Dec - 19:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Tue 19 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 20 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 21 Dec - 14:00

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 21 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 22 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 23 Dec - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 23 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 27 Dec - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 27 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 28 Dec - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 28 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 29 Dec - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 30 Dec - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 30 Dec - 19:30

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London £24

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Tue 2 Jan - 19:30

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Thu 4 Jan - 14:00

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London £24

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London £24

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London £24

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Sat 6 Jan - 14:00

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London £24

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Tue 9 Jan - 19:30

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Wed 10 Jan - 19:30

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Thu 11 Jan - 14:00

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The Motive and the Cue

Thu 11 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 12 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

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Sat 13 Jan - 14:00

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London £24

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Thu 18 Jan - 14:00

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Thu 18 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

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Fri 19 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

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Sat 20 Jan - 14:00

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London £24

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Sat 20 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

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Mon 22 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

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Tue 23 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

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Wed 24 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

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Thu 25 Jan - 14:00

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 25 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 26 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 27 Jan - 14:00

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 27 Jan - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Mon 29 Jan - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Tue 30 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 31 Jan - 19:30

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London £24

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Thu 1 Feb - 14:00

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London £24

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Thu 1 Feb - 19:30

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London £24

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London £24

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Sat 3 Feb - 14:00

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London £24

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Sat 3 Feb - 19:30

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London £24

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London £24

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Wed 7 Feb - 19:30

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London £24

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Thu 8 Feb - 14:00

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London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 8 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 9 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 10 Feb - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 10 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Mon 12 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Tue 13 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 14 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 15 Feb - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 15 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 16 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 17 Feb - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 17 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Mon 19 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Tue 20 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 21 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 22 Feb - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 22 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 23 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 24 Feb - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 24 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Mon 26 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Tue 27 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 28 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 29 Feb - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 29 Feb - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 1 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 2 Mar - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 2 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Mon 4 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Tue 5 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 6 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 7 Mar - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 7 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 8 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 9 Mar - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 9 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Mon 11 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Tue 12 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 13 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 14 Mar - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 14 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 15 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 16 Mar - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 16 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Mon 18 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Tue 19 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Wed 20 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 21 Mar - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Thu 21 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Fri 22 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 23 Mar - 14:00

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

The Motive and the Cue

Sat 23 Mar - 19:30

Noel Coward Theatre,
London £24

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