"Hamlet" takes to the stage at the United Nations

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"Hamlet" takes to the stage at the United Nations

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hamlet-takes-stage-united-nations-225310136.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/63Cj5.xFk6Y0PyGsuecwXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/f4e900cd27dbab1daa11eb4e088480e71e39c294.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the cast of a new touring production of William Shakespeare's &quot;Hamlet&quot; perform during a photocall at the Globe theatre in London on April 23, 2014" align="left" title="Members of the cast of a new touring production of William Shakespeare's &quot;Hamlet&quot; perform during a photocall at the Globe theatre in London on April 23, 2014" border="0" /></a>A special performance of Shakespeare's &quot;Hamlet&quot; takes to the stage on Monday at a venue that often seeks to address human tragedy worldwide -- the United Nations. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre brought its world tour to the UN's New York headquarters for performance on a specially constructed stage inside one of the General Assembly's many committee chambers. &quot;Hamlet&quot; also kicked off the month-long British presidency of the 15-member Security Council, the UN's top decision-making body, with conflict in Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Libya and east Ukraine set to be major bones of contention. &quot;It's a play that deals with the human condition, essentially, so that's shared with every nation in the world,&quot; said Miranda Foster, who plays Hamlet's shadowy mother, Gertrude.</p><br clear="all"/>

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