Context:
Michael Boyd felt he didn't want to cut the text for interpretation;
Hamlet has been performed so often that it can feel overburdened
with interpretational choices. He decided instead to return
to the original texts - both the Folio and the Quartos.
His idea was to approach Hamlet like a new play; to make a
genuine, fresh response and try to avoid the influence of
all the RSC productions that have gone before.
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