The new production by the Dormont Shakespearean Theater of Hamlet, the well-known play by William Shakespeare, has drawn mixed reviews in the press. The Leader’s theatrical column praised the production as “a daring departure,” saying that the unusual choice to set the play in medieval Denmark, with the title character as the son of a murdered king, “brought a breath of fresh air to an otherwise familiar tale.” The Sun-Telegraph, however, while expressing appreciation for the “creative effort” behind the unusual production, was of the opinion that “Hamlet works best in a more traditional setting in line with its author’s intent, such as Nazi Germany or a big American tobacco corporation.” The Volksblatt critic thought the title character dithered too much and said that “he should just pull up his socks.”