In 1964, Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Sir 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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- National Theatre, Neal Street Productions
Keywords
- staging
- based on true story
- based on play or musical
- broadway
- hamlet
- 1960s
- filmed play
- filmed theater
- national theatre
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Top Cast
Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton
Mark Gatiss as Sir John Gielgud
Tuppence Middleton as Elizabeth Taylor
Aysha Kala as
Luke Norris as William Redfield
Allan Corduner as Hume Cronyn
Ryan Ellsworth as George Voskovec
Elena Delia as Jessica Levy
Top Crew
Sam Mendes · Director
Jack Thorne · Writer
Benjamin Kwasi Burrell · Composer
Pippa Harris · Producer
Caro Newling · Producer
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