THEATRE REVIEW: Hamlet Hail To The Thief at the Barbican
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHEN?: Monday 9 November, opens 12 November and runs through 23 January 2027 RUNTIME: 100 minutes (no interval)
The best thing about this collision between Shakespeare’s 400-year-old play and Radiohead’s Grammy-winning 2003 album is the undeniable power of the live band here playing its angry, discordant rock during frequent moments of horror.
- Read on for reasons including how while there were very many elements of this work we enjoyed, we didn’t feel it came together as a particular coherent whole
