Book Review: Hamlet, Globe To Globe: Taking Shakespeare To Every Country In The World by Dominic Dromgoole
ByCatherine Small
In 2014, a small troupe from Shakespeare’s Globe set off on an ambitious tour to put on a performance of Hamlet in every country in the world.
It was the brainchild of The Globe’s artistic director Dominic Dromgoole, who was looking for a novel way to mark the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth.
Each country presented new experiences and challenges. The company had to deal with food poisoning in Mexico, ebola in west Africa, political unrest in Ukraine and the threat of ambush in Somaliland.
This is more than just a diary of the trip, however. Dromgoole interweaves a critical analysis of Hamlet with the story of its creation.
Above all, it’s a celebration of the way in which theatre can engage us and how a 400-year-old play can help us make sense of the modern world.
Book Review: Hamlet, Globe To Globe: Taking Shakespeare To Every Country In The World by Dominic Dromgoole
