HAMLET HAIL TO THE THIEF SETS BARBICAN DATES THIS AUTUMN

Hamlet Hail to the Thief, a stage production fusing Shakespeare's tragedy with Radiohead's sixth album, will open at the Barbican theatre in London this autumn. The production had its world premiere at Aviva Studios in Manchester before transferring to the Royal Shakespeare Company. The London run marks the show's latest engagement following its earlier regional dates.

Radiohead's 2003 album Hail to the Thief forms the musical backbone of the production alongside the text of Hamlet. The show received acclaim during its Manchester and RSC runs before the London engagement was announced. The Barbican theatre, a major arts venue in the City of London, will host the production as part of its programme. The fusion of a canonical Shakespeare text with a contemporary rock album represents the production's central creative approach.

The Barbican engagement brings the production to one of London's principal stages for the first time. The run extends the show's reach to new audiences following its acclaimed regional premieres. No further tour dates have been confirmed in the available source material. The production's movement from Aviva Studios in Manchester to the RSC and now the Barbican marks a progression through three of the United Kingdom's most prominent performance venues.