A film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley as the Bard and his wife, ...

Oscar-tipped new film Hamnet imagines the home life of William and Agnes Shakespeare – and the "soul-crushing" loss of their ...

Though little is known about the life of William Shakespeare's only son, historians say his premature death may have shaped ...

Based on a 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell, director Chloé Zhao's film presupposes that “Hamlet” was not a reworking of the ...

A new film, adapted from Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel, posits that the death of Shakespeare's 11-year-old son may have inspired one of the greatest fictional tragedies ever written.

In a poem prefacing the 1623 First Folio, playwright Ben Jonson describes Shakespeare as “not of an age, but for all time”. Sure enough, in the 21st century, the Bard remains revered at home and ...

Hamnet may be missing something, but Chloé Zhao's film is held together by Jessie Buckley's powerhouse performance, particularly during a stunning finale.

"Hamnet," in theaters Wednesday, is a moving drama about grief and a refreshing exploration of William Shakespeare's famous ...

William Shakespeare is, arguably, the most influential writer in history, with lines that have been parroted both in and out ...

In "Hamnet", O'Farrell presents Agnes, Shakespeare's wife, as a complex character with depth and agency, challenging the traditional narrative that has often portrayed her as a passive figure. The ...

SEMO students bring a fresh, heartfelt take on Shakespeare’s 'Twelfth Night', blending comedy, emotion and modern touches in ...

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the full cast and creative team of The Tempest in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The Tempest ...