Film For All: Hamlet [Friday 29th May 2026] – only £3!

Based on the novel by Maggie O’Farrell, who co-wrote the screenplay. William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), a young Latin tutor, falls in love with the free- spirited Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and marries her despite his parents’ disapproval. In due course they have three children, but William heads to London to pursue his career as a dramatist, leaving his family in Stratford. During his absence young Hamnet (Jacobi Jupe) falls sick with the plague, and dies before his father arrives home. Later Agnes journeys to London to watch her husband’s latest play, Hamlet.

Jessie Buckley’s performance won her the Best Actress Oscar and BAFTA award, and the film had 7 other Oscar nominations

“With strong performances in service to a clear, confident vision from Chloé Zhao, this is a wrenching contemplation of the “undiscovered country” of death and grief.” Empire

“Mescal, rightly, takes a back seat while Buckley lets rip with the most astounding ferocity. It is ruthlessly manipulative and maybe you will be able to resist. But I’d take a hanky all the same.” Spectator

“Buckley’s performance is ferocious and astounding.” New York Times

Watch the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYcgQMxQwmk