{"product_id":"the-motive-and-the-cue-west-end-edition-9781839043116","title":"The Motive and the Cue (West End edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBest Play - Evening Standard Awards - 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1964: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Thorne's \u003cem\u003eThe Motive and the Cue\u003c\/em\u003e is a fierce, funny play which offers a glimpse into the politics of a rehearsal room and the relationship between art and celebrity. This edition was published alongside the West End transfer in 2023, following its world premiere at the National Theatre, London, earlier that year. Originally commissioned and co-produced by Neal Street Productions, it was directed by Sam Mendes, and starred Johnny Flynn as Burton, Mark Gatiss as Gielgud and Tuppence Middleton as Taylor. It was named Best Play at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jack Thorne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291734978811,"sku":"9781839043116","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781839043116.jpg?v=1772487365","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-motive-and-the-cue-west-end-edition-9781839043116","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}