On opening night, he was joined for the walk to and from the car by girlfriend Zendaya, the 27-year-old American actress.
Holland’s casting in the play was hailed as a huge opportunity to entice a new generation to the theatre. He is best known for playing Spider-Man on film.
A five star Telegraph review said: “Eyes rivet, inevitably, to Holland – beefy of bicep, but pale, achingly tender, at times teary and then cheery, all hormonal vulnerability.”
His co-star, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who plays Juliet, is making her West End debut, reviewed as “a huge find, by turns understated, coy, comically off-hand, and defiantly passionate”.
Industry insiders have already noticed a move away from the traditional autograph. One leading producer said that “modern life has moved on”, with a signed programme or piece of paper no longer being the souvenir of choice for young people.
Mark Borkowski, a veteran West End publicist, said: “So many people are influencers these days, and to be able to post a picture of themselves with an A lister on their social media platforms means they are going to get a lot more interaction.”
He added that actors also need to generate or perpetuate a social media following in order to be attractive to casting directors.