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Hamlet Hail to the Thief

27 April 2025 - 18 May 2025

From £10
hamlet - factory international

A frenetic adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet haunted by Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief

27th Apr to 18th May 2025 – BOOK NOW

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 become a surveillance state 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.

The production is co-created by Yorke and celebrated directors, Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones. Hoggett is a founder member of Frantic Assembly whose other credits include Sweeney Todd, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and Black Watch. Jones is the Creator and Artistic Director of Theater For One, and director of the immersive nightclub experience, Queen of the Night. Their projects together as choreographer and designer include Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildAmerican Idiot and Let the Right One In.

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Start:
27 April 2025
End:
18 May 2025
Cost:
From £10
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Website:
https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/hamlet-hail-to-the-thief/

Venue

Factory International
Water Street
Manchester, M3 4JQ United Kingdom
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