Cast announced for Hamlet Hail to the Thief at the Barbican

Casting has been announced for the London premiere of Hamlet Hail to the Thief at the Barbican Theatre.

Samuel Blenkin will reprise the role of Hamlet, having appeared in the production’s original runs with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Factory International. He will be joined by Ami Tredrea as Ophelia.

Returning cast members also include Paul Hilton as Claudius/Ghost and Claudia Harrison as Gertrude.

The company additionally features Alby Baldwin as Horatio, Brandon Grace as Laertes, Felipe Pacheco as Guildenstern, Romaya Weaver as Barnarda/Player Queen and Marienella Phillips as offstage swing. Further casting is to be announced.

The production combines Shakespeare’s Hamlet with music from Radiohead’s album Hail to the Thief. It is co-created by Thom Yorke, Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett, with Yorke reworking material from the album for live performance.

The creative team includes Yorke as orchestrator, AMP featuring Sadra Tehrani as scenographer, Justin Levine as arranger, Tom Brady as music supervisor, Jess Williams as choreographer, Gareth Fry as sound designer, Will Duke as projection designer, Jessica Hung Han Yun as lighting designer and Lisa Duncan as costume designer. Casting is by Charlotte Sutton for the RSC, with Ayanna Thompson serving as dramaturg and textual consultant and Jack Moulton as sound manipulator.

The production premiered in Manchester before transferring to Stratford-upon-Avon and will now make its London debut at the Barbican Theatre.

Dates and details for the Barbican run have also been revealed.