Marvel’s Spider-Man actor, Tom Holland, is taking on Shakespeare with an upcoming production this spring when he plays Romeo in director Jamie Lloyd‘s West End production of Romeo & Juliet. Additional casting, including Juliet, was not announced, nor whether the production will follow the path of other Lloyd hits – including the pared-down stagings of A Doll’s House starring Jessica Chastain and Betrayal with Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Cox and Zawe Ashton, to name two – with an eventual move to Broadway.
Holland recently took on the lead role in the Apple TV+ limited series The Crowded Room, and he actually began his show business career on the stage, when at age 11 he landed a supporting part in the West End production of Billy Elliot: The Musical. He eventually took on the title role.
Romeo & Juliet follows a pair of teen star-crossed lovers, who come from feuding houses in Verona. It’s a tragic classic, and Holland will be a fantastic Romeo. The show will run at the Duke of York’s Theatre from Saturday, May 11 through Saturday, August 3. Holland didn’t make a statement about the new part, but he shared the photo below. Check it out:
