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Hamnet costume designer living ‘dream’ life as she meets Camilla

The Queen met the cast of the Oscar-nominated film on Tuesday evening ahead of a special screening.

Evening Standard

The 12 Best Novels of 2026 That You Absolutely Need to Read

With new books by Maggie O'Farrell, Tayari Jones, and more coming soon, hitting your reading goal has never been easier.

Marie Claire

Academy Awards 2026: How ‘Hamnet’ will help me lead Shakespeare classes about ‘Hamlet’s’ Ophelia

When I teach Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, many students love the character Ophelia, and so do I. But the play seems to silence her just when readers need to know more about how she sees the world and her place in it — especially the young women in my classes.

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Congratulations pour in for Ireland’s Oscar nominees

President Catherine Connolly led the well wishes to the Irish filmmakers named in this year’s Academy Awards shortlist.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Zero stars for poor Hamnet — it's a beautiful film but the storyline is utter tosh

The star-studded film was more than a little annoying, says author A.N.Wilson

Evening Standard

Is Herefordshire experiencing a Hamnet boom? The quiet corner of England that’s been cast into the spotlight

How the award-winning motion picture could help Herefordshire rival the Cotswolds when it comes to rural escapes

The Independent UK

Where is Hamnet filmed? The real-life locations behind the Shakespeare story

Explore the real-life UK locations (including some that may surprise you) from Hamnet

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It takes many ghosts to make a story: how Maggie O'Farrell’s Hamnet takes from – and mistakes – Shakespeare

In her eighth novel Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell imagines the short life and tragic death of Shakespeare’s only son, aged 11, in 1596. Although it is not known how Hamnet died, O’Farrell attributes his death to the plague. She creates a visceral and affecting portrait of his swift decline and the…

The Conversation

Golden Globes 2026 winners: full list and where to watch them

Here's a full rundown of all the Golden Globes 2026 winners from across the TV and film landscape, plus where you can currently watch all the big winners.

Tom’s Guide

Hamnet writer hails creative ‘family’ after Golden Globes success

Maggie O’Farrell wrote the novel of the same name.

Evening Standard

Golden Globes 2026: 'One Battle After Another' and British series 'Adolescence' win big

'One Battle After Another' was the big winner of this year's Golden Globes, taking home four trophies, including Best Film (Comedy or Musical) and Best Director. British drama Adolescence also won four prizes in the TV categories. Here’s everything you need to know.

Euronews

Industry to Blue Velvet: the week in rave reviews

The high-finance melodrama returns, darker than ever, and David Lynch’s nightmare in suburbia gets another outing in the cinema. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews

The Guardian - UK

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

Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell audiobook review – the life and loss of the woman behind the Bard

The wife of William Shakespeare takes centre stage in a rich, sensitive examination of parental grief, sensitively narrated by Jessie Buckley

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What went on in London this week: flying taxis and a party for the colour of 2026

Ice blue wedding dress, anyone?

Evening Standard

Hamnet stars on historical figures and awards hype

The stars of the film walked the red carpet in Dublin on Saturday.

Tom’s Guide

Here's when you can stream 'Hamnet' at home

Here's when you'll be able to stream "Hamnet" at home on PVOD and Peacock.

Evening Standard

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

From The Housemaid to Hamnet, these are the book to screen adaptations I’m genuinely excited for

From Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet to Frieda McFadden’s The Housemaid, don’t miss these movies at the cinema

The Mary Sue

‘Hamnet’ review: A breathtakingly real and perfect look at art, love, and grief

Art is for all, no matter its origin

Evening Standard

Hamnet review: Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley enthral in Shakespeare tearjerker

4/5 Chloé Zhao’s clever adaptation grounds the Bard’s backstory in love, loss and the natural world

The Guardian - UK

Hilary Mantel championed emerging writers - a new prize in her memory will help them get published

Judged by Maggie O’Farrell, Ben Miles and Chigozie Obioma, the Hilary Mantel prize will recognise emerging talent, and pay tribute to the Wolf Hall author’s legacy

The Independent UK

In Chloé Zhao’s ‘Hamnet,’ something emotional this way comes

On the festival circuit this fall, no film has spawned more of an outpouring of emotion than Chloé Zhao's “Hamnet,” a speculative drama about William Shakespeare, his wife, Agnes, and the death of their 11-year-old son

The Guardian - US

Hamnet review – Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal excel in stately Shakespeare drama with overwhelming finale

The two stars are knockouts in Chloé Zhao’s poignant adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel with a stirring tearjerker ending

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