Introduction

Coriolanus is a 2014 adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Coriolanus, directed by Josie Rourke and Tim Van Someren and starring Tom Hiddleston, who plays the titular character.

The adaptation’s original title was National Theatre Live: Coriolanus.

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Outline

Caius Martius Coriolanus is a war hero, banished from his home, seeking to come back.

Cast

• Rochenda Sandall … First Citizen.
• Mark Stanley … Second Citizen.
• Dwane Walcott … Third Citizen.
• Mark Gatiss … Menenius.
• Tom Hiddleston … Caius Martius Coriolanus.
• Peter De Jersey … Cominius.
• Alfred Enoch … Titus Lartius.
• Elliot Levey … Brutus.
• Helen Schlesinger … Sicinia.
• Hadley Fraser … Aufidius.
• Deborah Findlay … Volumnia.
• Birgitte Hjort Sørensen … Virgilia.
• Jacqueline Boatswain … Valeria, Fourth Citzen.
• Joe Willis … Young Martius.

Trivia

• Changes since the previews week: pyrotechnics, more use of the ladder, more humour, more interaction between Coriolanus and the supporting cast, and fruit being thrown at Coriolanus.
• Fans were camping outside the Donmar for tickets, some staying for 17 plus hours in winter for front row seats.
• In order to be suspended seemingly from his ankles Tom Hiddleston had an elaborate harness under his costume that meant he was actually hoisted from his hips to prevent injury.

Other Versions

• Coriolanus (1965).
• Coriolanus (1979).
• The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1984).
• Coriolanus (2011).
• Coriolanus (2014).
• Coriolanus (2019).

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Josie Rourke and Tim Van Someren.
• Producer(s): Sophie Farrah, Emma Keith, Kate Pakenham, and David Sobel.
• Writer(s): William Shakespeare (original play).
• Music: Michael Bruce.
• Cinematography: Alastair Coomer.
• Editor(s): Lucy Osborne.
• Production: National Theatre and The Donmar Warehouse.
• Distributor(s):
• Release Date: 30 January 2014 (US and Germany).
• Running time: 192 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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