In the Opening Scene Claudius and Gertrude came to the front of the stage in a royal procession with Hamlet stood just ... light to shine through as Fortinbras came to invade Elsinore.

This opening tableau set the scene for the rest of the ... and could only look in bewilderment at Hamlet's gestures. This production cut Fortinbras and ended with a gunshot. The closing moment ...

Norwegian prince Fortinbras is an easy omission ... Hamlet off to England is not in the original; neither is the scene where Hamlet practices with a rapier before Polonius enters and returns ...