In 1985, theatre legend Sir John Gielgud received a Special Award at the
@OlivierAwards
. Nearly 40 years later, theatre legend Mark Gatiss took home the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Sir John Gielgud.
#OlivierAwards
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
📸: Pamela Raith
"From now on, everything
is up to you, the audience and
Uncle Will."
There's only one more performance before the curtain falls on
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
at the Noël Coward Theatre.
Congratulations to the entire company for an incredible run.
An incredible West End welcome for this week's Opening Night of
#TheMotiveandTheCue
.
Don’t miss the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Unmissably Extraordinary’ (Telegraph) production, now playing at London’s Noël Coward Theatre until 23 March only.
He picks up a piece of discarded cloth. He carefully wraps it
over himself.
He stands straight, and suddenly he’s the Prince of Denmark.
#JohnGielgud
#MarkGatiss
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
📸 : Daniel Krikler
Congratulations to our very own
#MarkGatiss
who has been awarded the 2023 Outstanding Contribution to
British Theatre Award at this year's UK Theatre Awards.
"It’s what the play is all about, is the clash of the old and the new, and Burton was desperate to try and make it feel alive and relevant ... which Johnny Flynn does so brilliantly in the show."
ICYMI:
#MarkGatiss
spoke with
@timesradio
all things
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
📻
Inside the rehearsal room of
#TheMotiveandtheCue
.
Don't miss this award-winning play in the West End - performances begin 9 December at the Noël Coward Theatre.
📸: Mark Douet
We are thrilled to have just won Best New Play at this year's
@EveningStandard
Theatre Awards. Hats off to our playwright Jack Thorne.
#TheMotiveandtheCue
opens in the West End this December. ✨
‘That is what we will make. A new Hamlet for our time, held on our shoulders.’ Just released: the brand-new West End trailer for
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
, 'London's hottest new play' (Deadline).
'A thrilling rollercoaster of high drama' Sunday Times
1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s exacting direction...
A Tour de Force love like no other. ❤️
Don't miss Johnny Flynn and Tuppence Middleton as one of Hollywood's most iconic couples in
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
.
#ValentinesDay
'Johnny Flynn is truly magnificent as Richard Burton.' WhatsOnStage
#JohnnyFlynn
talks about playing legendary Hollywood star Richard Burton in
#TheMotiveandtheCue
.
Performances begin next week at the Noel Coward Theatre.
We're honoured to have made the shortlist for Best New Play, Best Direction, and Best Casting Direction at the
#WOSAwards
.
Vote for
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
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'Mark Gatiss is superb as Sir John Gielgud.' Financial Times
#MarkGatiss
discusses his role as Sir John Gielgud, a titan of the British stage, in
#TheMotiveandtheCue
.
Performances begin next Saturday at the Noel Coward Theatre.
'The actor is stuck with the character, but the character is also stuck with the actor. We need to find a place where these two meet.'
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
'I gave my Lear at twenty-seven. 1931. The Old Vic. A bit too young yes, but I’d played everyone else by then and I needed the challenge.'
#JohnGielgud
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
‘It was a play about the rehearsal process, the rehearsal process of which was one of the greatest experiences of my life.’ – Jack Thorne
Jack Thorne & Sam Mendes discuss
#TheMotiveandtheCue
at the
@eveningstandard
theatre awards.
Performances begin next week.
Johnny Flynn, Mark Gatiss and Tuppence Middleton discuss the famous Broadway production of Hamlet at the heart of Jack Thorne's award-winning play.
Don't miss
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
in the West End - performances begin this Saturday.
"The play is yours. From now on, everything is up to you, the audience and Uncle Will"
Wishing the best of luck to our
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
company on their Opening Night tonight.
"I gave my Lear at twenty-seven. 1931. The Old Vic. A bit too young yes, but I’d played everyone else by then and I needed the challenge." John Gielgud
#TheMotiveAndTheCue
"He gave writer Jack Thorne two books about John Gielgud directing Richard Burton as Hamlet on Broadway in 1964: that became The Motive and the Cue"
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