Hamnet Tickets

Warwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together and make a family.

When the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of extraordinary wonder is born.

Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, Lolita Chakrabarti’s adaptation pulls back the curtain on the story of the greatest writer in the English language and the woman who was the constant presence and purpose of his life. It is a love letter to passion, birth, grief and the magic of nature, and a story, above all, about family.

Who is in the cast of Hamnet?

Full casting will be announced soon.

Who are the creative team of Hamnet?

• Based on the novel by: Maggie O’Farrell
• Adapted by: Lolita Chakrabarti
• Director: Erica Whyman
• Set Designer: Tom Piper

"Pure Theatre Gold" - Mail on Sunday (Swan Theatre Stratford)

"The evening soars, and sears" - Telegraph (Swan Theatre Stratford)

"An atmospheric and intimate adaptation" - WestEndTheatre.com (Swan Theatre Stratford)

"Evocative and beautifully acted production" - The Times (Swan Theatre Stratford)

"Tender take on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel" - Financial Times (Swan Theatre Stratford)

"Powerfully played" - The Guardian (Swan Theatre Stratford)

"Lolita Chakrabarti’s pivotal adaptation" - The Observer (Swan Theatre Stratford)