{"product_id":"the-motive-and-the-cue-west-end-edition-paperback-1","title":"The Motive and the Cue (West End Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Thorne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Thorne\u003c\/strong\u003e is a playwright and BAFTA-winning screenwriter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis plays for the stage include: \u003cem\u003eWhen Winston Went to War with the Wireless\u003c\/em\u003e (Donmar Warehouse, 2023);\u003cem\u003e The Motive and the Cue\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre and West End, 2023); \u003cem\u003eAfter Life\u003c\/em\u003e, an adaptation of a film by Hirokazu Kore-eda (National Theatre, 2021);\u003cem\u003e the end of history...\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court, London, 2019); an adaptation of Charles Dickens' \u003cem\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e (Old Vic, London, 2017); an adaptation of Büchner's \u003cem\u003eWoyzeck\u003c\/em\u003e (Old Vic, London, 2017); \u003cem\u003eJunkyard\u003c\/em\u003e (Headlong, Bristol Old Vic, Rose Theatre Kingston \u0026amp; Theatr Clwyd, 2017); \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter and the Cursed Child\u003c\/em\u003e (Palace Theatre, London, 2016); \u003cem\u003eThe Solid Life of Sugar Water\u003c\/em\u003e (Graeae and Theatre Royal Plymouth, 2015); \u003cem\u003eHope\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court, London, 2015); adaptations of \u003cem\u003eLet the Right One In\u003c\/em\u003e (National Theatre of Scotland at Dundee Rep, the Royal Court and the Apollo Theatre, London, 2013\/14) and \u003cem\u003eStuart: A Life Backwards\u003c\/em\u003e (Underbelly, Edinburgh and tour, 2013); \u003cem\u003eMydidae\u003c\/em\u003e (Soho, 2012; Trafalgar Studios, 2013); an adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's \u003cem\u003eThe Physicists\u003c\/em\u003e (Donmar Warehouse, 2012); \u003cem\u003eBunny\u003c\/em\u003e (Underbelly, Edinburgh, 2010; Soho, 2011); \u003cem\u003e2nd May 1997\u003c\/em\u003e (Bush, 2009); \u003cem\u003eWhen You Cure Me\u003c\/em\u003e (Bush, 2005; Radio 3's Drama on Three, 2006); \u003cem\u003eFanny and Faggot\u003c\/em\u003e (Pleasance, Edinburgh, 2004 and 2007; Finborough, 2007; English Theatre of Bruges, 2007; Trafalgar Studios, 2007); and \u003cem\u003eStacy\u003c\/em\u003e (Tron, 2006; Arcola, 2007; Trafalgar Studios, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis television work includes \u003cem\u003eHis Dark Materials\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThen Barbara Met Alan\u003c\/em\u003e (with Genevieve Barr), \u003cem\u003eThe Eddy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHelp\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Accident\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKiri\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNational Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThis is England '86\/'88\/'90\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis films include \u003cem\u003eThe Swimmers\u003c\/em\u003e (with Sally El Hosaini), \u003cem\u003eEnola Holmes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRadioactive\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Aeronauts\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWonder\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was the recipient of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Outstanding Contribution to Writing in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45814275932357,"sku":"9781839043116","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/VXSAFwyMNs9781839043116_318f541a-1338-419a-85b4-985938f2bc40.webp?v=1771006144","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-motive-and-the-cue-west-end-edition-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}