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.

Hamnet is William Shakespeare as we’ve never really seen him before – a fully-fleshed human being and playing second fiddle to his wife. It’s one of the most eagerly anticipated titles on the film ...

The Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s hit 2020 novel is elegant and tasteful — but also formulaic and sentimental. By Houman Barekat The critic Houman Barekat saw “Hamnet” in ...

When Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao first studied Shakespeare at her British boarding school, the young Chinese pupil did not even speak English. So it has been a long journey to her latest film ...