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‘Hamnet’ Shows The Salvific Power Of Theatre When Facing Grief

Chloé Zhao brings to the silver screen Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, that retraces the fate of one of William Shakespeare’s children, that eventually inspired him to write his play Hamlet. In fact, the written prologue states that in Stratford, ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Hamlet’ were considered the same name. Hamnet chronicles the relationship between the Bard (Paul Mescal)…

Paul Mescal to Play Shakespeare in Chlóe Zhao’s ‘Hamnet’

©Amazon, Foe, Paul Mescal  Irish-born actor Paul Mescal will play the role of William Shakespeare in Chlóe Zhao’s upcoming film adaptation of Hamnet, the 2020 novel by Maggie O’Farrell. The yet-unnamed film will also star Jessie Buckley in the role of Agnes Shakespeare (aka Ann Hathaway), the wife of the celebrated dramatist. Buckley is noted…