Two productions I've seen recently, the Cyrano at JDP and the Hamlet at the Hungarian theatre in Cluj seem to underscore the danger of staging the Western canon according to the pop-culture view of the West. The 80's glam-rock vibe of the former, and the unfortunate cage-brawl duel at the end of the latter seem taken from television and film, rather than a consciousness of the source culture. I mean, you wouldn't stage a Noh piece with a manga vibe, or conduct a Beethoven based on the late 1990s MIDI versions on the web.
In fairness, many if most directors stateside would do the same thing. Tempore, mores, etc. But Hamlet or Cyrano being unable to speak to the folks who are perched a bit precariously between East and West (as, I suppose, technically, every spot on earth is) is a loss all around.
Also: colloquial English versions of the verse on the supertitles (text is the famously peculiar Hungarian adaptation from the 19th c., I think) are supremely disconcerting to those who know the plays. I find myself closing my eyes, so I can think through the actual structure of the text (which, in fairness is possibly not available to the actors in the adaptation).
That said, the Hamlet there is worthwhile. I saw it three times this year, taking careful notes each time. (tickets a bit pricier than the usual Balkans budget, but still under $15). Mulling a longer piece on it. Not for any audience, just to think through a few things.
I worked several times with a great Czech scenographer whose talk-back schtick was to ask people to raise their hands if they (a) liked the play, (b) disliked the play, or (c) had no opinion about the play. He would then scan the room after (c) (quite a large percentage, always), and hang his head and say, "Now that frightens me."
Perhaps the reason that I kept coming back was the discovery that the odd building I ran past before dawn every weekday in the winter a year ago had staged a Hamlet. And I became very curious about what that might be. It's a bit personal, and a full explanation of my interest (amply rewarded) will have to wait for that longer piece.