Dir: Chloé Zhao | UK | 2025 | 126 mins

Cast | Paul Mescal, Jessie Buckley, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn

 

With phenomenal performances from Oscar nominees Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter) and Paul Mescal (Aftersun), Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao’s (Nomadland) Hamnet ¬– based on Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel about William Shakespeare and his family – is a wildly sensitive, magnificently crafted story of love, grief and the restorative power of art.

1580 England. Impoverished Latin tutor William (Mescal) meets free spirit Agnes (Buckley), and they begin a passionate affair that leads to marriage and three children. As Will’s theatre career takes off in London, Agnes anchors the family’s domestic world alone. When tragedy strikes, the crucible of their shared suffering sets the stage for the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet – the most famous of his tragedies, and one which bears a name interchangeable with that of his son.

“Pure exhilaration” The Telegraph

“Jessie Buckley is extraordinary in Chloé Zhao’s tender act of Shakespearean catharsis” Time Out

 

 

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION FOR THIS FILM:

OPEN CAPTIONED SCREENING - Wednesday 11 February at 2pm

WATCHWORD - a discreet closed-captioning system, ensuring that only those wearing supplied smart glasses can see the captions. These glasses can be worn over prescription glasses and around cochlear implants. Users can alter the size, colour, brightness, position and focus to their personal preference. Watchword is available on any screening of this title except the open captioned screening.

AUDIO DESCRIPTION - a recorded narration describes visual elements of the film - in gaps in the dialogue - through personal headphones. The film soundtrack is broadcast to cinema speakers in the usual way. The volume of each ear can be altered independently by the user. 

HARD OF HEARING - using our wireless headphones, the film soundtrack is broadcast direct to the user who can control the volume of each ear independently. This is also perfect for anyone sensitive to loud noises.

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