Hayley Atwell stuns in a black co-ord as she joins co-star Tom Hiddleston for the opening night of Shakespeare's The Tempest
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Hayley Atwell cut a stylish figure as she and her co-star Tom Hiddleston attended the opening night of Shakespeare's The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London on Thursday.
The actress, 42, graced the carpet wearing a Chloé lace-up wool-blend jacket and matching wide-leg trousers.
The beauty added inches to her frame with a pair of black platform-heeled boots and toted her essentials in a Chloé Penelope tote bag which retails from £1,425.
To complete her look, Hayley further accessorised with a pair of gold-toned teardrop earrings and styled her brunette tresses in loose waves.
Meanwhile, her co-star Tom, 43, looked incredibly dapper in a blue suit as he posed up a storm on the carpet alongside Hayley and British director Jamie Lloyd.
As he smiled for the cameras, Tom completed his look with a pair of brown leather Chelsea boots.
Hayley Atwell, 42, cut a stylish figure as she attended the opening night of Shakespeare's The Tempest at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London on Thursday
She was also joined by her co-star Tom Hiddleston, 43, who looked incredibly dapper in a blue suit
Sigourney Weaver made her West End debut as Prospero in a new production of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest while Tom and Hayley star in Much Ado About Nothing.
The two plays are part of a season of Shakespeare by The Jamie Lloyd Company at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
They are the first plays by the Bard to be staged at the theatre since Peter Brook's production of The Tempest starring John Gielgud in 1957.
Each play is directed by Jamie, who previously staged Romeo And Juliet, which starred Marvel actor Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers in the title roles, in the capital.
Alien actress Sigourney, 74, plays the storm-creating magician Prospero in the new staging of the Shakespeare classic The Tempest, in a role typically played by a man.
The production opened on December 19 and will run until February 1 2025.
Meanwhile, Tom and Hayley play sparring enemies-to-lovers Benedick and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, which will run up until April 5 2025.
Loki star Tom said earlier this year: 'Working with Jamie Lloyd on Harold Pinter's Betrayal was one of the most fulfilling and meaningful experiences of my performing life.'
The actress, 42, graced the carpet wearing a Chloé lace-up wool-blend jacket and matching wide-leg trousers
The beauty added inches to her frame with a pair of black platform-heeled boots and toted her essentials in a Chloé Penelope tote bag which retails from £1,425
To complete her look, Hayley further accessorised with a pair of gold-toned teardrop earrings and styled her brunette tresses in loose waves
'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.'
Captain America actress Hayley added: '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.'
Meanwhile, her co-star Tom, 43, looked in high spirits as he posed up a storm on the carpet alongside Hayley
The duo were also joined by British director Jamie Lloyd who cut a smart casual figure in a brown textured co-ord
The trio stopped on the carpet to get several snaps together ahead of Sigourney Weaver's West End debut
The American actress stars as Prospero in a new production of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest which runs until February 1 (Sigourney pictured in May)
While Tom (pictured in May) stars in Much Ado About Nothing alongside Hayley. The production opened on December 19 and will run until April 5
The two plays are part of a season of Shakespeare by The Jamie Lloyd Company at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane (Hayley pictured in April)
'I look forward to working with my talented friend Tom Hiddleston and bringing The Bard back to Theatre Royal Drury Lane.'
Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, who owns the theatre, previously said: 'When I was nine years old I was taken to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane to see Peter Brook's legendary production of The Tempest with John Gielgud as Prospero.'
'It made a profound impression on me. At the final performance, Gielgud broke Prospero's staff and pronounced that Shakespeare would never again be performed at the Theatre Royal as it would be 'lost to musicals'.
'Ever since I owned the Theatre Royal I have been determined to prove him wrong. It is therefore a massive joy that Jamie Lloyd is bringing back Shakespeare to the Lane and even more wonderful that the first of two Shakespeare plays will be The Tempest.'
