TitleThe Motive and the Cue
AuthorThorne, Jack
VenueLyttelton Theatre, National Theatre
Performance TypeFirst Production
CompanyCo-production with National Theatre and Neal Street Productions
Opening Night4/21/2023
Press Night5/2/2023
Closing Night7/15/2023
Performance Length2 hours, 40 minutes (including 20 minute interval)
AwardsEvening Standard Award for Best Play.
Olivier Award for Best Actor (Mark Gatiss).

Evening Standard Awards nominations for Best Play and Best Actor (Mark Gatiss).
WhatsOnStage Awards nominations for Best Direction (Sam Mendes); Best Casting Direction (Alastair Coomer and Naomi Downham); and Best New Play.
2024 CDG Casting Award nomination for Alastair Coomer for Best Casting in Theatre (Inside M25).
Olivier Awards nominations for Best Director (Sam Mendes); and Best New Play (Jack Thorne).
Number of Performances78
Content GuidanceThis production contains strong language and adult themes.
Performer Roles
RecordNameRole
ROLE159194Anthony; AaronDillon Evans (Osric) / Understudy: Hugh McHaffie
ROLE159195Babbage; TomMick Burrows (Stage Manager) / Understudy: Dillon Evans / Understudy: Frederick Young / Understudy: Clement Fowler / Understudy: Robert Milli
ROLE159181Corduner; AllanHume Cronyn (Polonius)
ROLE159182Dee; JanieEileen Herlie (Gertrude)
ROLE159196Delia; ElenaSusannah Mason (Stage Manager) / Understudy: Jessica Levy / Understudy: Linda Marsh / Understudy: Christine Cooper
ROLE159197Ellsworth; RyanGeorge Voskovec (Player King) / Understudy: Sir John Gielgud
ROLE159198Flynn; JohnnyRichard Burton (Hamlet)
ROLE159183Gatiss; MarkSir John Gielgud (Director and Ghost)
ROLE159184Horn; PhoebeLinda Marsh (Ophelia)
ROLE159185Kala; AyshaJessica Levy (Assistant to Sir John)
ROLE159199Middleton; TuppenceElizabeth Taylor (a world apart)
ROLE159186Norris; LukeWilliam Redfield (Guildenstern)
ROLE159187Parmenter; HuwFrederick Young (Barnardo) / Understudy: Richard Burton
ROLE159188Ricardo-Pearce; DavidClement Fowler (Rosencrantz)
ROLE159189Tarkenter; DavidAlfred Drake (Claudius) / Understudy: Hume Cronyn / Understudy: George Voskovec
ROLE159190Tydman; KateChristine Cooper (Player Queen) / Understudy: Elizabeth Taylor / Understudy: Eileen Herlie
ROLE159191Ubong Williams; LaurenceHugh McHaffie (a further world apart)
ROLE159200Walters; MichaelRobert Milli (Horatio)
ROLE159193Extance; MarkUnderstudy: Alfred Drake / Understudy: Stage Managers
Creative Roles
RecordNameRole
ROLE104048Mendes; SamDirector
ROLE145354Devlin; EsSet Designer
ROLE137433Lindsay; KatrinaCostume Designer
ROLE132424Clark; JonLighting Designer
ROLE114079Arditti; PaulSound Designer
ROLE132606Coomer; AlastairCasting
ROLE155236Downham; NaomiCasting
ROLE108993Hoare; CharmianDialect Coach
ROLE146482McCarron; CathleenCompany Voice Work
ROLE152398Ford; ZoéAssociate Director
ROLE159201Burrell; Benjamin KwasiComposer
ROLE159202White; AmalieAssociate Set Designer
ROLE159203Hafesji; YasminStaff Director
ROLE157403Quinney; RachelProducer
ROLE139106Leaver; JimProduction Manager
ROLE133458Thorne; JackWriter
ROLE130859Marsland; DavidStage Manager
ROLE128170Hill; AnnaDeputy Stage Manager
ROLE110255Connop; IanAssistant Stage Manager
ROLE153232Thornton; AbiAssistant Stage Manager
ROLE151963Clavering; VivienneDeputy Production Manager
ROLE137490Bain; AlanProject Draughting
ROLE129677Hunt; LauraCostume Supervisor
ROLE140952Brandman; AdeleWigs, Hair and Make-up Supervisor
ROLE156325Burns McKenzie; JulieRunning Wardrobe Supervisor
ROLE140711Smith; EleanorProp Supervisor
ROLE158756Marangoni; Matilde Prop Supervisor
ROLE144078Willis; SianProp Buyer
ROLE155485Lewis; AnnaProp Buyer
ROLE156327McLucas; MichelleProp Coordinator
ROLE156942Curd; LauraLighting Supervisor
ROLE144559Wheatley; NadeneLighting Programmer
ROLE151943Berry; MattProduction Sound Engineer
ROLE156590Edwards; RowenaRadio Mic Technician
ROLE156937Nonis; ClioRadio Mic Technician
ROLE146359Robinson; JodyStage Supervisor
ROLE140810O'Neill; DannyRigging Supervisor
ROLE158782Thompson; Daniel Automation Supervisor
ROLE149836Chawla; SureshFlying Supervisor
ROLE145100Cotton; DavidConstruction Supervisor
ROLE155372Fellows; SamanthaScenic Art Supervisor
ROLE104370Douet; MarkProduction Photographer
ROLE159209Fry; NancyAssistant Stage Manager
ROLE159205De Buitlear; DylanSound Operator
ROLE159208Jarvis; GeorgeVideo Programmer
ROLE159207Eldon McCaig; MatildaProp Supervisor
ROLE159206Florence; SydneySenior Assistant Costume Supervisor
ROLE138493Radley-Bennett; DanielDigital Art
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDateSeries
RNT/PP/1/2/375The Motive and the Cue2023Lyttelton Programmes
RNT/PB/4/142The Motive and the Cue2023Props Production Files
RNT/PP/2/2/438The Motive and the Cue2023Lyttleton Posters
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