It’s two days before the opening night of The Motive and the Cue — the hotly anticipated Sam Mendes play about Richard Burton and John Gielgud — and Johnny Flynn (who’ll be playing Burton) seems pretty relaxed. The only giveaway that he feels anything other than totally zen is his habit of covering his eyes with one hand when he’s answering a question. In those moments, as he strives to maintain focus, I catch a glimpse of an agitated mind busy at work beneath the calm facade.
