In this production, the Donmar’s Artistic Director Josie Rourke directs Shakespeare’s tragedy of political manipulation and revenge, with Tom Hiddleston (War Horse, The Avengers, Midnight in Paris, Thor) in the title role and Mark Gatiss (Season’s Greetings at the National Theatre, BBC’s Sherlock) as Menenius. When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender: Coriolanus. But he has enemies at home, too. Famine threatens the city, the citizens’ hunger swells to an appetite for change, and on returning from the field of battle, Coriolanus must confront the march of realpolitik and the voice of an angry people. 3 hours.
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