Hamnet (12A) – 9th to 15th January

Running Time: 2hrs 6mins

Director: Chloé Zhao

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Zac Wishart

Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel features mesmerising performances by Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.

After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.

“Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal excel in stately Shakespeare drama with overwhelming finale.” The Guardian

“This sublime adaptation of Hamnet couldn’t have been done any better.” Robbie Collin, The Telegraph