Current:Home > ContactTom Holland to star in West End production of 'Romeo & Juliet' in London -Summit Capital Strategies
Tom Holland to star in West End production of 'Romeo & Juliet' in London
View
Date:2025-04-15 08:51:55
Tom Holland is swinging back to the world of live theater.
The Spider-Man actor will star as Romeo in a West End production of William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" in London. He shared the news on Instagram on Tuesday, one day after teasing a "big announcement."
The production of "Romeo & Juliet" comes from Jamie Lloyd, the theater director who has previously worked on Broadway with Jessica Chastain in "A Doll's House" and with Tom Hiddleston in "Betrayal."
"Romeo & Juliet" will have a limited run at London's Duke of York's Theatre for 12 weeks beginning in May. The production is described as a "pulsating new vision of Shakespeare's immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters."
Tom Hollandopens up about sobriety journey: 'I was definitely addicted to alcohol'
This will be something of a homecoming for Holland, who started his career in theater. Beginning in 2008, the actor played Michael Caffrey, the best friend of the title character, in "Billy Elliot the Musical" at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London. He later played Billy Elliot himself.
In a GQ profile published in 2021, Holland recalled coming down with tonsillitis on the day of his debut but managing to get through the performance without anyone knowing. "I was like, 'I can't miss this, because all of these people are coming,'" he told the outlet.
Holland is coming off a performance in the Apple TV+ series "The Crowded Room," a thriller he also produced. The show received largely negative reviews from critics, a fact Holland acknowledged while promoting it.
"It's no secret that my show has been so horribly reviewed," he said on Unilad's "Get a Job" series, adding that he's still "incredibly proud" of it.
Tom Hollandsays he's 'proud' of 'The Crowded Room' amid its 'horrible' reviews
In June, Holland said that "The Crowded Room" was so challenging to make that he was taking a year off from acting to recover. "The show did break me," he toldExtra. "There did come a time where I was sort of like. 'I need to have a break.' I disappeared. I went to Mexico for a week and had some time on a beach. And I'm now taking a year off, and that is a result of how difficult this show was."
Holland last played Spider-Man in 2021's "Spider-Man: No Way Home." A release date for a potential fourth "Spider-Man" film hasn't been confirmed, but Holland said in November that "we have been actively engaging in conversations about what it could potentially look like for a fourth rendition of my character," according to Collider.
How to get Tom Holland in 'Romeo & Juliet' tickets
Tickets for "Romeo & Juliet" will be available beginning Feb. 13. Fans can sign up for priority ticket access on the production's website.
veryGood! (3)
Related
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- 10 Things Mean Girls Star Angourie Rice Can't Live Without
- Why Margot Robbie Feels So Lucky to Be Married to Normie Tom Ackerley
- Presidential hopeful Baswedan says Indonesia’s democracy is declining and pledges change
- B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
- 2 killed, 4 hurt in shooting at Philadelphia home where illegal speakeasy was operating, police say
- Conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting in Davos
- 'Fargo' finale: Season 5 cast; where and when to watch Episode 10 on TV, streaming
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- `The Honeymooners’ actress Joyce Randolph has died at 99; played Ed Norton’s wife, Trixie
Ranking
- Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
- Lions fans ready to erupt after decades of waiting for their playoff moment
- Fake 911 report of fire at the White House triggers emergency response while Biden is at Camp David
- NFL playoff schedule: Divisional-round dates, times, TV info
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- `The Honeymooners’ actress Joyce Randolph has died at 99; played Ed Norton’s wife, Trixie
- How Tyre Nichols' parents stood strong in their public grief in year after fatal police beating
- A quiet Dutch village holds clues as European politics veer to the right
Recommendation
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
4 killed, 1 injured in hot air balloon crash south of Phoenix
In 'Lift', Kevin Hart is out to steal your evening
Emmys finally arrive for a changed Hollywood, as ‘Succession’ and ‘Last of Us’ vie for top awards
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Arakan Army resistance force says it has taken control of a strategic township in western Myanmar
District attorney defends the qualifications of a prosecutor hired in Trump’s Georgia election case
Presidential hopeful Baswedan says Indonesia’s democracy is declining and pledges change