Hamnet

From Academy Award-winning writer-director Chloé Zhao, Hamnet tells the powerful love story that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

1580, England. Impoverished Latin tutor William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) meets free-spirited Agnes (Jessie Buckley), and the pair, captivated by one another, strike up a torrid affair that leads to marriage and three children.

Yet as Will pursues a budding theatre career in far-away London, Agnes anchors the domestic sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple’s once-unshakable bond is tested – but their shared experience sets the stage for a work that will never be forgotten.

★★★★ “The two stars are knockouts in Chloé Zhao’s poignant adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel with a stirring tearjerker ending” – The Guardian

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• This Thursday, 22nd January, 07:30 pm, Annie in Chesham
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• Next month, 4th February, 07:30 pm, Legally Blonde – The Musical in Chesham

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