Slightly creepy..or is it me?

Sorry, just saw it on titter.. oops, twitter.. so look there under Donmar I suppose. Do let us know if it fits. 🤪

Are his very tight trousers also on sale?

Unusual for theatre, but they obviously need the money and don’t need the costume any more.

It’s more common in the film world to sell this kind of stuff. Usually to serious collectors of memorabilia or museums, rather than individual fans.

I don’t think it’s creepy. I’ve been to plenty of exhibits and museums that had film costumes and props - even restaurants like Planet Hollywood! Got to hold and pose for a photo with an Oscar at Universal Studios.

If there’s people with the money to buy it and it helps keep the Donmar running then why not?

Aren’t most theatre costumes rented? I know The National re-use and rent theirs out to other productions and films, etc. So there’s probably not huge stores of costumes at most theatres.

I actually wonder if Hiddleston had been given it as a souvenir of the production, and has offered it up for sale. He’ll be familiar with the movie memorabilia market from the ComicCon circuit - he’s been doing quite a few of them in the past couple of years and they’re obviously a nice little earner.

I was watching Coriolanus last night and when he appeared in the tunic I started giggling, thinking of this post.
But... At least I could wear the tunic, what on earth would I do with the armour?!

Joking aside, I see nothing unusual about the auction: this sort of memorabilia gets sold often (as someone already pointed out, perhaps more in the world of films, than in theatre), and right now Donmar needs all the money it can get, so it is capitalising on having had a full-fledged celebrity among the cast.
In practical terms, I absolutely wouldn't mind owning a piece of memorabilia from some of the shows that left a lasting impression on me, although an auction implies that the final price might be slightly unreasonable by my standards.