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A luminous reimagining of Shakespeare’s greatest loss

IN A tragedy that explores both love and loss, Hamnet premiered in Swan Hill this week, taking audiences on a devastating exploration of the heart-breaking events that would one day inspire Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The film, adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the same name, follows William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes Hathaway as they […]

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