Last year, Hamlet Hail to the Thief—an adaptation of Shakespeare’s eternal classic, Hamlet, set to Radiohead’s politically charged 2003 album, Hail to the Thief—made its world debut in Manchester, England. Now, after completing an additional run at the historic Royal Shakespeare Company, the play will get its London premiere at the Barbican Theatre from October 31 through January 23.
Hamlet Hail to the Thief is directed and adapted by Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett, with Thom Yorke reworking and orchestrating Hail to the Thief songs with a cast of 20 musicians and actors. Samuel Blenkin will reprise his role as Hamlet alongside Ami Tredrea as Ophelia.
“I’m into finally bringing Hamlet Hail to the Thief to London, and to the Barbican of all places!” Yorke wrote in a press release. “It