Hamlet Hail to the Thief Review - ​Thrilling Collision of Bard and Radiohead on Stratford Stage

Hamlet Hail to the Thief review - ​Thrilling collision of Bard and Radiohead on Stratford stage

Peter Ormerod reviews Hamlet Hail to the Thief, presented by the RSC and Factory International at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford

Radiohead rock Hamlet in remarkable match-up

EXISTENTIAL angst, desperate thoughts and a mind spiralling out of control, it’s not hard to see how the introspectively dark music of Radiohead would complement the Bard’s classic. But who knew just how well it would not only fit but add such layers of understanding and poignancy in a quite remarkable match-up? This is theatre on a powerful scale from the off. A towering set, stage smoke of rock gig proportions and bass resonances to set the th…