Hamlet merges with Radiohead for new stage show

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is to be combined with Radiohead’s album Hail to the Thief for an unusual new stage show.

Hamlet Hail to the Thief was the brainchild of theatre director Christine Jones, who came up with the idea after noticing the play and album shared similar themes of moral corruption, decay, and dysfunctional government.

The show will receive its world premiere in Manchester in April before transferring to Stratford-Upon-Avon in June.

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, who is re-working the 2003 album for the show, described the project as an “interesting and intimidating challenge”.

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