Radiohead's Hamlet 'Hail to the Thief' Sets London Dates
The Stage Production Returns to London
Hamlet Hail to the Thief, an acclaimed stage production fusing Shakespeare’s tragedy with Radiohead’s sixth album, is to open at the Barbican theatre in London this autumn.
Production Background
The show had its world premiere at Aviva Studios in Manchester last year and then ran at the Royal Shakespeare theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It is a co-production between Factory International and the Royal Shakespeare Company and was co-created by Radiohead frontman, Thom Yorke, and the directors Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones.
Cast and Album Details
Samuel Blenkin will return in the role of Hamlet. Yorke reworked the 2003 album, which is performed live on stage by a cast of musicians and actors, the lyrics reinforcing themes of grief, despair and paranoia in the play. Newly mixed versions of live recordings from 2003 to 2009 were released as a surprise Radiohead album last summer.
London Run Details
The show will run from 31 October to 23 January. Yorke said: “I’m finally bringing Hamlet Hail to the Thief to London, and to the Barbican of all places! It is fascinating and very strange to me how this came to life and how it has worked.
Returning Cast Members
- Paul Hilton as Claudius
- Claudia Harrison as Gertrude
- Ami Tredrea as Ophelia