Screening of the live-filmed production of Jack Thorne's play 'The Motive and the Cue', directed by Sam Mendes and starring Mark Gatiss, as part of The Guildhall's Event Cinema programme.
The Motive and the Cue comes to Gloucester Guildhall on Thursday 18 February, as part of the venue's Event Cinema programme. It's a National Theatre Live screening, so you're seeing a professional stage production on the big screen rather than a live performance in the room.
The play is written by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes. It's set in 1964 and follows Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, as he prepares to take the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet. The production is under the exacting direction of John Gielgud, and the play watches the two of them work through it, with two different eras of theatre colliding in the process. Mark Gatiss takes the role of Gielgud, a performance that won him an Olivier Award.
Beside Gatiss, the cast includes Tuppence Middleton and Johnny Flynn. The whole thing was filmed live during its sold-out London run in 2023, so what you're seeing is the full stage production captured as it happened. It's one of the titles the Guildhall brings in through its Event Cinema programme, which screens world-class ballet, theatre and comedy in the city.
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The screening runs for 180 minutes, and it's recommended for ages 15 and over. It starts at 19:00 in The Chamber Cinema, with tickets from £13.50.
Date
Thursday, 18 February 2027
19:00
Price
Paid
Recommended Age
+16 years
