''I felt that a new and concentrated version of Hamlet could freshen and bring to the surface things that have gotten partly buried through our great familiarity with the play. In all Shakespeare's plays, there are things which were so much written for the styles and audience of their time that they don't necessarily carry the same weight today. Underneath, there is very often a purer and stronger and deeper work that today is more relevant. And you can reveal it by delicately removing the superstructure.'' (Peter Brook)