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Two of William Shakespeare’s most beloved performs are being revitalised and introduced again to London’s West End this yr – however with a brand new twist or two.

Beginning on December 7, 2024, The Tempest will hit the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with Alien and Ghostbusters star Sigourney Weaver taking over the position of Prospero. The present will come to a detailed on February 1, 2025.

The iconic actress has graced levels for many years, battled horrifying creatures and saved the lives of the Na’vi within the Avatar collection, to call just some of her credit.

On high of that, Much Ado About Nothing will observe the manufacturing starting on February 19, 2025, additionally on the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and can star Avengers and Loki star Tom Hiddleston. That’s not all, although; he’ll be joined by Captain Carter herself, Hayley Atwell. The present will run till April 5, 2025.

Tickets for each of those productions shall be launched this week, this is all the knowledge you want:

Sigourney Weaver herself has already spoken out about how excited she is to be hitting London’s West End on the finish of the yr.

She mentioned: “I am delighted to be making my West End debut in Shakespeare’s The Tempest directed by the brilliant Jamie Lloyd – and to do so in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beautiful and historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane is an extraordinary opportunity. Come and see us!”

Likewise, Tom Hiddleston confessed he was “thrilled” to be becoming a member of Jamie Lloyd for his manufacturing of one of many Bard’s most recognisable performs.

“Working with Jamie Lloyd on Harold Pinter’s Betrayal was one of the most fulfilling and meaningful experiences of my performing life,” Hiddleston mentioned. “I could not be more thrilled to have been given the opportunity to collaborate with him again, this time on one of Shakespeare’s most warm-hearted and joyful plays: Much Ado About Nothing. It’s an honour to have been invited by Andrew Lloyd Webber to bring Shakespeare back to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, in a season alongside Sigourney Weaver in The Tempest, and to be working with the great Hayley Atwell for the first time.”

Hayley Atwell spoke out about her personal casting, saying: “I am thrilled to be joining Jamie Lloyd’s company for the third time in my career. His bold and electric direction, combined with the warmth and wit of one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated comedic duos is a truly exciting opportunity and one that I hope will delight our audiences. I look forward to working with my talented friend Tom Hiddleston and bringing The Bard back to Theatre Royal Drury Lane.”

Producer and director Jamie Lloyd added: “It is such an honour to be invited by Andrew Lloyd Webber to be the first company to present Shakespeare at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in decades. I could not be more thrilled to welcome three-time Academy Award nominated and BAFTA and Golden Globe winning actress, Sigourney Weaver — an international icon of stage and screen — to London. Then to collaborate again with two of the greatest actors of their generation — Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell — on one of Shakespeare’s wittiest and most tender comedies is a dream come true.”