Hamnet makes its world stage premiere at the Swan Theatre 

The Royal Shakespeare Company welcomed special guests to the world stage premiere of Hamnet at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. The new play based on the best-selling novel by Maggie O’Farrell, has been adapted by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti and features Madeleine Mantock as Agnes Hathaway and Tom Varey as William Shakespeare with Peter Wight returning to the RSC to play John/Will Kempe. Guests attending the premiere included Niamh Cusack, Emma Fielding, Olivia Williams, Rhashan Stone, Ben Miles and Sally Phillips.

Captions:

1 Maggie O’Farrell, Madeleine Mantock

2 Lolita Chakrabarti

3 Erica Whyman

4 Tom Varey, Peter Wight, Frankie Hastings

5 Gregory Doran

6 Alex Jarrett, Ajani Cabey

7 Griselda Yorke, Georgina Gatti, Caro Newling, Rebecca Treanor

8 Olivia Williams, Rhashan Stone

9 Sally Phillips