The full cast and creative team has been announced for the world premiere of Hamlet Hail to the Thief, the new Radiohead version of Shakespeare's tragedy opening at Aviva Studios in Manchester (April 27-May 18).
In this distillation of the play, Shakespeare’s words and Radiohead’s album - reworked by the band's frontman, Thom Yorke - will be performed live by a cast of 20 musicians and actors.
The show concentrates on Hamlet's and Ophelia’s awakening to the lies and corruption in Denmark, gradually revealed by ghosts and music.
The cast includes Samuel Blenkin (Black Mirror; upcoming Alien: Earth; Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; The Ocean at The End of the Lane, National Theatre) as Hamlet; Ami Tredrea (London Tide and The Crucible, National Theatre; Prime Target, Apple TV; Black Mirror, Netflix) as Ophelia, and Oldham-born Paul Hilton (Olivier nominated for An Enemy of the People, West End; Juno and the Paycock, West End; Slow Horses, Apple TV; The Crown, Netflix) as Claudius/Ghost. Claudia Harrison (Princess Anne in The Crown) will play Gertrude.
The adaptation from Shakespeare is by Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett, who also direct. Choreography is by Jess Williams, sound design by Gareth Fry, projection design by Will Duke, lighting design by Jessica Hung Han Yun and costumes by Lisa Duncan.
After Manchester the show transfers to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford on Avon (June 4-28).
More info and tickets here