The Globe's Hamlet to be performed in Istanbul


William Shakespeare's timeless play "Hamlet" will be staged at Zorlu Performing Arts Center. One of the best-known tragedies of literature, "Hamlet" will be staged in Turkey by Shakespeare's Globe theater company for the first time today. Shakespeare's Globe theater company is one of the best theater companies in the world that stages Shakespeare's plays. "Globe to Globe Hamlet" Theatre Company which aims to tour the world to stage the Shakespeare tragedy began to stage plays at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on Apr. 23, 2014, the 450th birthday of the great English playwright and poet. The play was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List by in 2014. The stage production of the play by the Shakespeare's Globe company won the Renee Stepham Best Travelling Theatre Production Award. In January 2015, the company's production of "Hamlet" won the International Stage Award. Directed by Dominic Dromgoole, the play aims to present "Hamlet" with the best decor and costume design around the world, regardless of city or country.When: WednesdayWhere: Zorlu Performing Arts Center