 As well as marking the start of Ostermeier's revivals of pieces of classic theatre with reimagined endings, Nora met with international success.It toured around Europe and in 2004 travelled to New York.This new approach to classical pieces was applied to "Hedda Gabler" (2006) - winner of both the Nestroy and Politika prize at the Belgrade BITEF as well as audience award at Theatergemeinde Berlin- and numerous other plays, including 2008's production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", gaining Ostermeier international recognition as one of German's leading young directors.