Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, Hamnet tells a heartbreaking story about William Shakespeare, his wife Agnes, and the death of their young son, but while the film feels deeply real and ...

Hamnet, a story based on William Shakespeare's life, is dominating the headlines right now, but many fans are left wondering how much is fact and how much is fiction ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In Zhao’s film as well as in O’Farrell’s novel, a young Latin tutor named William Shakespeare (Mescal) ...

Though little is known about the life of William Shakespeare's only son, historians say his premature death may have shaped the bard's most famous works. This illustration shows William Shakespeare ...

In her eighth novel Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell imagines the short life and tragic death of Shakespeare’s only son, aged 11, in ...

Mr. Lichtenberg is the artistic producer at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington. The new film “Hamnet” features two bright young actors, Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley, playing Shakespeare ...

Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of William Shakespeare, and almost everything known about him comes from sparse parish records, fueling centuries of speculation about his short life and his ...

Already stirring up an Oscar buzz, Chloé Zhao’s latest project Hamnet has been widely praised by critics following its wide release in cinemas last week. Starring Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare ...