Check out these behind-the-scenes photos from Thom Yorke’s ‘Hamlet Hail To The Thief’ London rehearsals

With the launch of the acclaimed Hamlet To The Thief London run just around the corner, exclusive photos have been shared of behind-the-scenes rehearsals from the Radiohead meets Shakespeare epic.

Check them out on NME below.

READ MORE: Radiohead live in London: a generous and visceral hit parade (of sorts) After receiving its debut in Manchester last year , the show is based on Radiohead‘s pivotal 2003 album ‘ Hail To The Thief ’ and sees frontman Thom Yorke collaborate with Tony and Olivier Award-winning directors Steven Hoggett and Christine Jones to create a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Yorke has “personally reworked” and orchestrated ‘Hail To The Thief’ for a cast of over 20 musicians and actors that will be performed live during each show.

The project is described as a “feverish new live experience, fusing theatre, music and movement”.

The synopsis for Hamlet Hail To The Thief reads: “Elsinore has become a surveillance state and hectic runs in the blood of its citizens.

Hamlet Hail To The Thief centres on Hamlet and Ophelia’s awakening to the lies and corruption in Denmark, gradually revealed by ghosts and music.

Paranoia reigns and no one is spared a tragic unraveling.” Now, with the show set to launch in London this month , new images show by Manuel Harlan give a behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals for the RSC’s ‘Hamlet Hail to the Thief’ ahead of its London premiere at the Barbican Theatre from October 31, 2026 to January 23, 2027.

See them exclusively first on NME below, and visit here for tickets and more information.

Rehearsals for Thom Yorke and The RSC’s launch of ‘Hamlet To The Thief’ at London’s Barbican Theatre.

Credit: Manuel Harlan Rehearsals for Thom Yorke and The RSC’s launch of ‘Hamlet To The Thief’ at London’s Barbican Theatre.

Credit: Manuel Harlan Rehearsals for Thom Yorke and The RSC’s launch of ‘Hamlet To The Thief’ at London’s Barbican Theatre.

Credit: Manuel Harlan Rehearsals for Thom Yorke and The RSC’s launch of ‘Hamlet To The Thief’ at London’s Barbican Theatre.

Credit: Manuel Harlan Rehearsals for Thom Yorke and The RSC’s launch of ‘Hamlet To The Thief’ at London’s Barbican Theatre.