Casting has been revealed for the previously announced world premiere of Hamlet Hail to the Thief, a new take on the Shakespeare tragedy infused with the music of Radiohead. Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett have penned the new adaptation and are co-directing, with Jess Williams choreographing and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke handling orchestrations.

Performances will begin April 27 at Aviva Studios in Manchester, running through May 18 before moving to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon June 4–28. Manchester opening night is May 7, and the Stratford opening will be June 12.

The cast will be led by Samuel Blenkin (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) in the title role with Ami Tredrea as Ophelia, Paul Hilton as Claudius and Ghost, Claudia Harrison as Gertrude, Annabel Baldwin as Horatio, Brandon Grace as Laertes, James Cooney as Rosencrantz, Felipe Pacheco as Guildenstern, Tom Peters as Polonius, and Romaya Weaver as Gravedigger. Swings Daniel Davids, Kieran Garland, and Marienella Phillips will round out the company. Casting is by Charlotte Sutton.

The band will comprise Ed Begley, Tom Brady, Joe Downard, Shane Forbes, Megan Hill, Tom Knowles, and Adam Martin.

The work, which will feature a deconstructed version of the Radiohead album Hail to the Thief reworked by Yorke, is being co-produced by Factory International (which is hosting the Manchester run), the Royal Shakespeare Company, and ATC Experience. It is co-produced by Factory International and the RSC, with ATC Experience, Nate Koch, and Vivek J. Tiwary/TEG+.

The production will also feature arrangements by Justin Levine, music supervision by Tom Brady, set design by AMP Collective featuring Sadra Tehrani, sound design by Gareth Fry, projection design by Will Duke, lighting design by Jessica Hung Han Yun, costume design by Lisa Duncan, and text consultancy and dramaturgy by Ayanna Thompson.

Tickets are at FactoryInternational.org and RSC.org.uk.