HAMLET: HAIL TO THE THIEF
Co-produced by Factory International, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Elsinore Gloaming LLC
FREELANCE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER (WORKSHOPS)
Aviva Studios, Manchester; 27 Apr - 18 May 2025 // Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; 4 - 28 Jun 2025
Shakespeare’s great tragedy and Radiohead’s seminal album collide for a feverish experience that fuses theatre, music, and movement.
In this frenetic distillation of Shakespeare's masterpiece, Elsinore has come under new rule and hectic runs in the blood of its citizens. Hamlet Hail to the Thief centres on Hamlet and Ophelia's awakening to the lies and corruption revealed by ghosts and music. Paranoia reigns and no one is spared a tragic unravelling.
In this adaptation, music becomes an integral part of the narrative. Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has reworked the band’s critically acclaimed album into a deconstructed score that illuminates the text and is performed by live musicians.
TRAILER
CREATIVE TEAM
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
adapted by Christine Jones with Steven Hoggett
Music by Radiohead
Orchestrations by Thom Yorke
Directed by Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones
Scenography by AMP featuring Sadra Tehrani
Arrangements by Justin Levine
Music Supervision by Tom Brady
Choreography by Jess Williams
Sound Design by Gareth Fry
Projection Design by Will Duke
Lighting Design by Jessica Hung Han Yun
Costume Design by Lisa Duncan
Casting Director Charlotte Sutton CDG for the RSC
Dramaturg and Textual Consultant Ayanna Thompson
Associate Director Francesca Murray-Fuentes
Assistant Director Anna Berentzen
Fight Director Kevin McCurdy
Co-produced by Factory International, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Elsinore Gloaming LLC
Commissioned and Co-Produced by ATC Experience Ltd., Nate Koch, and Vivek J.Tiwary
All images by Manuel Harlan
