15 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Hamilton: An American Musical

The stage on which Hamilton is set was masterminded by set designer David Korins, and it's one hell of an achievement. Visually, it's stunning, and fits the tone of the show wonderfully, but beyond that there is also something much more subtle for eagle-eyed fans to enjoy.

Simply, the set - at first - is meant to look unfinished, like a colonial era building still under construction, a representation of how America was at the time still being built. The turntable in the centre of the stage, meanwhile, was put in place to give the show a more stylish feel, but also to symbolise "the whirlwind of history" Hamilton was a part of.

Between acts, the stage changes slightly, with the scaffolding and buildings getting taller. It's a nice little detail, and a great representation of how the country changed and grew between Hamilton's foray into war and his subsequent journey into the deep depths of politics.

Also, very subtly, the guns lining the walls in the first act are eventually replaced with quills and parchment. As Korins puts it: "War is over, and now it's time to govern."