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Radiohead’s ‘Hail To The Thief’ to Soundtrack New Production of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’
The band's 2003 album will be interspersed into a new adaptation that premieres in Manchester next year
Hamlet Hail to the Thief will see “Shakespeare’s words and Radiohead’s album illuminate oneanother in thrilling new ways as the music becomes a critical part of the narrative” a press release reveals. Hail To The Thief was released in 2003 by the British band amidst the fallout of the invasion of Iraq and was critical of President George W. Bush’s ‘war on terror’ following 9/11. Jones, who has previously collaborated with Hoggett on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and the stage adaptation of Green Day ’s American Idiot said that William Shakespeare ’s play, written between 1599 and 1601, aligned with their love of Radiohead’s record.
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