Tom Holland praises his 'incredible' Romeo & Juliet co-stars as he shares cast photo following postponed opening night: 'Highlight of my career'

Tom Holland's return to the stage was anything but a Shakespearean tragedy. After the MCU star, 27, made his debut in the West End revival of Romeo & Juliet — which has received a 'barrage of deplorable racial abuse' — on Sunday night, he paid tribute to his co-stars with a cast photo on Instagram. After Tom Holland, 27, made his debut in the West End revival of Romeo & Juliet on Sunday night, he paid tribute to his co-stars with a cast photo on Instagram 'Tonight was the start of something so special,' he captioned the post. 'I'm beyond proud of our cast and crew who have gone above and beyond in every way'; seen leaving the theater The play's opening night was originally scheduled for Saturday, but the show was cancelled due to 'technical aspects of the production needing further preparation.' Tonight was truly a highlight of my career and I’m so glad I get to share it with these incredible people,' added Holland; seen in April He and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers portray the star-crossed lovers in director Jamie Lloyd's adaptation of William Shakespeare's iconic work The play's opening night was originally scheduled for Saturday, but the show was cancelled due to 'technical aspects of the production needing further preparation' The production has faced a 'barrage of deplorable racial abuse' after the diverse cast, with Tom and Bad Education's Francesca in the titular roles, was announced Holland has also been recovering from a head injury after he was hit with a golf ball last month during a charity golf day in Scotland Holland's starring turn in the 12-week run of Romeo & Juliet comes after he made his West End debut in Billy Elliot the Musical in 2008 when he was 12.