PRODUCTION OF HAMLET WITH ESPIONAGE TWIST IN D.C.
Interview regarding a production of Hamlet with (appropriately) an espionage twist, around the corner from (a-ha!) a spy museum, located in (of course) Washington D.C.

Claudius claims that planting Ophelia as bait and eavesdropping is OK, since, because he's king, they are "lawful espials," because, as Nixon used to say, if the president does it, that makes it legal.

Polonius sends Reynaldo to spy on Laertes;
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern spy on Hamlet;
and Hamet and Horatio spy on Claudius and his reaction to "The Mousetrap" play-within-the-play....

This also brings to mind the excellent 2006 film, "The Lives of Others," about electronic surveillance and meddling in formerly communist countries....

Funny how a very old play can still prove to be very relevant.
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Shakespeare Theatre Company stages ‘Hamlet’ with modern espionage twist
By Jason Fraley | @JFrayWTOP
February 5, 2018 2:39 am


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[Originally posted around the week of 2/6/18
on LinkedIn]