Event Description

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

1580, England. Impoverished Latin tutor William Shakespeare meets free-spirited Agnes, and the pair, enthralled by each another, strike up a torrid affair that leads to marriage and three children. Yet as Will builds his theatre career in distant London, Agnes anchors the domestic sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple’s once-unshakable bond is challenged, but their shared experience sets the stage for the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. From Focus Features and Academy Award® winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao (Nomadland, The Rider) comes a sensitively observed, flawlessly crafted tale about the complexities of love and the healing power of art and creativity.

Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel Hamnet and adapted for the screen by Zhao and O’Farrell, the film stars Academy Award®-nominee Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Academy Award®-nominee Paul Mescal (All of Us Strangers), Academy Award®-nominee Emily Watson (Hilary and Jackie, Breaking the Waves) and Joe Alwyn (The Brutalist).

Certificate: 12A
Running time: 2hrs 5mins
AD Audio Description available

Prices:
Evenings:  £9/£10 (Premium seats)
Mornings and matinees:  £8/£9 (Premium seats)
Concessions and members discounts apply

Show Times:
Please note:  Film starts at advertised time
Friday 27 February at 7:15pm
Saturday 28 February at 4pm
Tuesday 3 March at 11am and 7:15pm
Thursday 5 March at 1pm

 

Saturday 28 February 2026

4:00pm

Malvern Theatres

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01684 892277

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