HAMNET
Saturday 5th September 2026 7.30pm
“Keep Your Heart Open”
Historical Drama
Cert: 12
UK 2026 126 mins (plus an intermission of 15 mins)
Director: Chloé Zhao
Starring: Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Paul Mescal & Jessie Buckley
From Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, HAMNET tells the powerful love story that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
In 16th century England, young tutor and writer William Shakespeare meets Agnes and they fall in love. They have three children, two daughters – Susanna and Judith – and a son – Hamnet. Shakespeare’s career as a playwright starts to take off but this tests his relationship with Agnes and his children. Then tragedy strikes.
Winner of several Oscar and Bafta awards for Jessie Buckley’s portrayal of Agnes.
Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 93%
The film will be shown with an intermission with the bar and ice creams available.
Breaking hearts and mending them in one fell swoop, HAMNET speculates on the inspiration behind Shakespeare’s masterpiece with palpable emotional force thanks to Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal’s astonishing performances.