We’ve had David Tennant, Benedict Cumberbatch, and most recently, Andrew Scott taking on the role of Hamlet on the London stage.<\/p>\n
And now Tom Hiddleston is stepping up to the challenge.<\/p>\n
The Thor and Night Manager star will lead the cast for a fundraiser for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada).<\/p>\n
The London production will be directed by Rada president Kenneth Branagh and will also star Born to Kill actress Lolita Chakrabarti as Gertrude.<\/p>\n
Branagh directed Hiddleston in his breakthrough movie, Thor.<\/p>\n
Hiddleston told The Stage\u00a0that the role offered “almost limitless possibilities for interpretation”.<\/p>\n
“I can’t wait to explore them, with this great cast, at Rada. Kenneth Branagh and I have long talked about working on the play together, and now felt like the right time, at the right place,” he said.<\/p>\n
The production is a joint one between Branagh’s theatre company and Rada. It will run from 1 to 23 September at Rada’s Jerwood Vanbrugh theatre in London.<\/p>\n
Tickets will be available\u00a0through a ballot, which is open from 12:00 BST on Tuesday 1 August. The online ballot will close at 18:00 on Sunday 6 August, while people can enter by phone until 17:00 on Saturday 5 August.<\/p>\n
All proceeds will go towards Rada’s Attenborough campaign, which is aiming to raise \u00a320m to upgrade one of its main London sites and to provide Rada with its first on-site student accommodation.<\/p>\n
Hiddleston added: “The performing arts exist to bring people together, not to break or keep them apart.<\/p>\n
“I hope the funds raised by the production will help Rada continue to provide a wider field of equal opportunity to train actors, stage managers and technical theatre artists, from every background, to a standard of excellence and professionalism. We need to keep the doors open for everyone.”<\/p>\n
Branagh pulled out of directing Jude Law in Hamlet\u00a0several years ago, reportedly because he was tied up in preparation for directing Thor.<\/p>\n
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