| | The Nunnery Scene, where there is hiding behind arrases, is in the Throne Room. The arrases ''cannot'' be left out of the production, if you're going to do Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' at all. For size, they must be large enough for two men to hide behind, side by side, and not be seen, at least not be seen by someone in the conceptual "room." It is correct that the audience, or some of them, can see behind the arras where Claudius and Polonius hide. | | The Nunnery Scene, where there is hiding behind arrases, is in the Throne Room. The arrases ''cannot'' be left out of the production, if you're going to do Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' at all. For size, they must be large enough for two men to hide behind, side by side, and not be seen, at least not be seen by someone in the conceptual "room." It is correct that the audience, or some of them, can see behind the arras where Claudius and Polonius hide. |