Hamlet Hail to the Thief could have been rotten but redeems Radiohead’s ‘record that got away’ | Alexis Petridis
The band’s uneven 2003 album has been judiciously reworked to accompany a staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy with quite extraordinary resultsAccording to the programme notes, Thom Yorke had serious reservations about director Christine Jones’ idea to stage a production of Hamlet featuring music from Radiohead’s 2003 album Hail to the Thief. Who can blame him? Many criticisms have been laid at Radiohead’s door…