Sheffield Crucible announces Tom Bateman's co-stars in Shakespeare drama Coriolanus

The Shakespeare tragedy is a story of conflict amid the setting of war, the power of the people and revenge.

Celebrated super soldier Coriolanus is propelled to power, only to lose the trust of the people.

Torn down from his pedestal, banished at the height of his fury, he unites with an old enemy to bring down the city he once fought for.

Following his critically-acclaimed 2017 modern-day production of Julius Caesar that proved an exciting start to his time in charge at the Crucible and Lyceum, Sheffield Theatres artistic director Robert Hastie again directs the drama.

His other hit shows at the Crucible as director include 2019 musicals Guys and Dolls and Standing at the Sky’s Edge, featuring the music of Sheffield rock star Richard Hawley.

Tom Bateman, who takes the title role, starred as Italian nobleman Giuliano de Medici in historical fantasy TV series Da Vinci’s Demons, a fictional story about the Medieval painter Leonardo Da Vinci.

He is widely believed to be engaged to Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley, which will inevitably lead fans of the long-running sci-fi series to wonder if Daisy, who stars as Jedi Rey, will be in the Crucible audience.

Tom also appeared in the 2017 film Murder on the Orient Express and period TV dramas Vanity Fair and Beecham House and played the title role in an ITV adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde.

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He will be starring alongside Hermon Berhane (Scream Queens) as Virgilia, Mudassar Dar (Coronation Street) as Citizen, Stella Gonet (House of Eliott) as Volumnia, Esther McAuley (Call the Midwife) as Valeria, Remmie Milner (Trollied) as Sicinius, Theo Ogundipe (Top Boy) as Aufidius, Louis J Rhone (Small Axe) as Citizen, Eddie-Joe Robinson (Emmerdale) as Cotus, Sheffield actor Kate Rutter (His Dark Materials) as Citizen, Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky) as Menenius, Katy Stephens (London’s Burning) as Cominius, Ben Wiggins (The Witcher) as Titus Lartius.

Alex Young, who starred at the Crucible in Guys and Dolls and Standing at the Sky’s Edge, appears as Brutus.

Robert Hastie cast women in men’s roles in Julius Caesar and Remmie Milner is also playing a male character.

The cast is completed by members of Sheffield People’s Theatre, Sheffield Theatres’ inter-generational theatre company.

Coriolanus is at the Crucible Theatre from March 6 to 28.

Tickets are on sale now and are available from the Sheffield Theatres box office in person, by calling 0114 249 6000 or online at sheffieldtheatres.co.uk