Hamlet comes home

The greatest tour in the history of theatre is almost over. After taking “Hamlet” around the world, the Globe’s wandering players are treading the boards in a penultimate performance at Elsinore, Denmark, where the play is set

By Jasper Rees

Hamlet: Where was this?

Marcellus: My lord, upon a platform where we watched.

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