The Thor actor has been in rehearsals for the Donmar Warehouse's upcoming reprisal of William Shakespeare's Coriolanus, a play based on the downfall of Roman general Caius Marcius who was exiled from Rome and plotted his revenge with a former enemy.
Twitpics of rehearsals
Director of the play Josie Rourke tweeted some shots of Tom and stage actor Bradley Fraser practicing their sword fight:
Fight rehearsals begin for Coriolanus. Time to tell twitter who is playing Aufidius @donmarwarehouse pic.twitter.com/G961BzYESK
— Josie Rourke (@josierourke) September 30, 2013
From Garry Kasparov to Tullus Aufidius, @hadleyfraser and @twhiddleston in Coriolanus rehearsals today. pic.twitter.com/0u7jBgavhV
— Josie Rourke (@josierourke) September 30, 2013
And it is going to be some fight... @twhiddleston and @hadleyfraser @donmarwarehouse pic.twitter.com/1JWDXIP3Yj
— Josie Rourke (@josierourke) September 30, 2013
@twhiddleston and @hadleyfraser with fight director Richard Ryan. pic.twitter.com/qN0SxloXIL
— Josie Rourke (@josierourke) September 30, 2013
According to BroadwayWorld.com, the play will run from 6 December to 8 February, and on 30 January the play will be broadcasted live as part of National Theatre Live, an initiative that brings the best of British theater to the world."Make you a sword of me." Coriolanus I.vi. pic.twitter.com/w6My1jL2rW
— Josie Rourke (@josierourke) September 30, 2013
Tom has had much experience with Shakespeare, having played in Othello, Cymbeline, Henry IV and Henry V.