Hamnet (London, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 2023) | Playbill

Hamnet

London


SYNOPSIS:

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.



Directed by Erica Whyman
Design by Tom Piper
Lighting Design by Prema Mehta
Music by Oğuz Kaplangı
Sound Design by Xana

Cast Includes Sarah Belcher, Will Brown, Haydn Burke, Ajani Cabey, Faye Campbell, Frankie Hastings, Karl Haynes, Alex Jarrett, Madeleine Mantock, Hannah McPake, Elizabeth Rider, Rose Riley, Harmony Rose-Bremmer, Obioma Ugoala, Tom Varey, Peter Wright

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