Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel features mesmerising performances by Jessie Buckley and Paul

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Their romantic affair begins in the woods, and their journey is characterised by the connection they have to the forest. Even when William strays off to the city to pursue his dreams, they always have a reason to come back to that same place.

Beyond nature, their children tether William and Agnes together despite their diverging paths. Bringing warmth, innocence and touching family-dynamics to the Shakespeare household are the young actors Jacobi Jupe as the titular Hamnet, Olivia Lynes as his twin sister Judith, and Bodhi Rae Breathnach as their older sister Susanna.

All this works cohesively with Zhao’s direction, creating a lethal tragedy that can almost rival Shakespeare’s work.