Hamnet review

“Madeleine Mantock is a gloriously sensual Agnes”

ReviewsApr 13, 2023by Sam MarloweSwan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Tom Varey and Madeleine Mantock in Hamnet at Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photo: Manuel Harlan/RSC

Adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Shakespearean novel has a lush loveliness that will win hearts

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Sam Marlowe is reviews editor for The Stage. She trained and worked as an actor before becoming a full-time arts writer with a special interest in theatre and performance. She has written extensively for the Times, as well as the Independent, the i paper, Time Out, Metro, theartsdesk.com and the Chicago Tribune

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