Tom Hiddleston heads new Donmar Warehouse season as Hollywood stars make way for British talent
Hiddleston, the London-born Thor star, will return to the Donmar for the first time since 2008 to play the lead in a modern-day interpretation of Coriolanus, Shakespeare’s tragedy, which Rourke will direct herself. Mark Gatiss, the Sherlock actor, plays Menenius.
Hiddleston said: “The fate of Coriolanus dramatizes the conflict in the heart of every public figure: the war between integrity and popularity. It’s a play about soldiers, politicians and the people. It’s a play for our time; for any time.”
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if all the world’s a stage—
where is the green room?
what is the fourth wall? and
Who is giving notes?
this is theatre in the round—
audience and players see one another
but rarely see eye-to-eye.
the moon is our ghost light—
where is the spike tape?
how do the crew know what to set? and
Who are They anyway?
if all the world’s a stage,
what stage comes next?
