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From Hamnet to Bridget Christie: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley play the Shakespeares in an emotional Maggie O’Farrell adaptation, while The Change creator returns to standup

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10

‘She will go down as one of the best’: the rise of Jessie Buckley

From talent shows to the big screen, the actor’s performance in Hamnet has made her a leading awards contender

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9

The rise of Jessie Buckley: Why the Hamnet star is set for Oscar glory

The Irish actor has had a fascinating career since she almost won Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV talent show as a teen

Evening Standard · Jan 6

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Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy

Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6

Shakespeare fans can book stay in Herefordshire farmhouse featured in Hamnet this spring

Stays at the Grade II-listed Jacobean farmhouse start from £1,547

The Independent UK · Jan 5

Culture Digest: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Love and loss in Chloé Zhao's Shakespeare drama 'Hamnet'; the return of taut thriller 'The Night Manager', and the Royal Scottish Academy kicks off a vibrant year-long programme for its 200th anniversary. Here's what to put in your diary this week.

Euronews · Jan 5

One Battle After Another defeats rivals in London Critics’ Circle film awards nominations

Paul Thomas Anderson’s counter-culture thriller scores nine nods, ahead of Hamnet and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, with Leonardo DiCaprio in contention for actor of the year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

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Emily Watson says she was ‘told off’ by Angela Lansbury for being ‘absent mother’

The two stars worked together on an ITV adaptation of ‘Little Women’

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

Critics Are Praising Paul Mescal In Hamnet, But It’s Jessie Buckley Who They Can’t Stop Talking About: ‘The Performance Of The Year’

Chloé Zhao's film is already getting awards attention.

Cinemablend · Dec 9, 2025

Hamnet Is A Little Too Emotional For My Tastes, But One Performance Genuinely Moved Me To Tears

It’s a hard movie to watch, but the performances are amazing.

Cinemablend · Dec 7, 2025

Hamnet Has A Tie-In To Eternals, And Chloé Zhao Pointed It Out To Us

Look closely.

Cinemablend · Nov 29, 2025

'Hamnet' is an absolute masterpiece — and it's a clear Best Picture Oscar contender

"Hamnet" might be the best movie of the year, thanks to Jessie Buckley's incredible performance. This historical drama is a clear Best Picture Oscar contender.

Tom’s Guide · Nov 28, 2025

Paul Mescal strips off in free Hamnet behind-the-scenes exhibition in London

The exhibition also includes Hamnet star’s Jessie Buckley’s handwritten notes and props and set pieces

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025

How Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal found the emotional power of 'Hamnet'

Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet,” starring Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare and Jessie Buckley as his wife, Agnes, is expected to be one of the top Oscar contenders of the year

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

Why Herefordshire was the perfect stand-in for Shakespeare’s Stratford in the new film of Hamnet

Crooked buildings, welcoming inns, ancient woodlands … it’s easy to see why the location scouts chose this idyllic corner of England

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Hamnet’s Jacobi Jupe was left ‘bawling’ by brother Noah’s performance

Jacobi Jupe has revealed he found it “utterly astonishing” that his brother, Noah Jupe, was also cast in Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel Hamnet.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025

Lynne Ramsay’s passion, Jim Jarmusch’s star turn and knives come out again: Peter Bradshaw’s London film festival picks

Among this year’s must-sees Jennifer Lawrence brings gothic steam, Daniel Craig takes a new case and a constellation of luminaries get cosmic

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2025

Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet wins top award at Toronto Film Festival

People’s Choice award puts film on enviable track to Oscars contention

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International Business Times · Sep 7, 2025

Chloe Zhao Tackles Shakespeare's True Tragedy In 'Hamnet'

When Oscar-winning director Chloe Zhao first studied Shakespeare at her British boarding school, the young Chinese pupil did not even speak English.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Oscar-tipped Hamnet to premiere at BFI London Film Festival

The full programme includes a string of highly anticipated and star-studded titles.

The Mary Sue · Aug 27, 2025

No the theatre kids are not okay after watching the ‘Hamnet’ trailer

I can't wait to spend the holidays crying about Shakespeare!

Euronews · Apr 25, 2025

Letter fragment suggests Shakespeare did not abandon his wife in Stratford

New analysis of a letter fragment mentioning Shakespeare and his wife suggests the couple lived together in London in the early 17th century.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2024

Novelist Maggie O’Farrell: ‘Children don’t just need butterflies and rainbows’

The Hamnet author talks about bringing her bestselling Shakespeare novel to the screen, working with Paul Mescal, and how her speech disorder inspired her latest children’s book

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2024

Best contemporary novels to read in 2024, from Wandering Souls to Hamnet

Start the year off right with some 21st century classics

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023

Hamnet at the Garrick Theatre review: a solid, elegant take on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestseller

Initially slow, the show about Shakespeare and his family weaves a beguiling narrative web around the creation of life and art

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