Hamnet heads on first UK tour

This year, our acclaimed stage production Hamnet will head on its first UK tour, with 14 dates and venues announced so far.

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Presented by Fiery Angel and Neal Street, our beloved production of Hamnet will open at The Lowry in Salford on 25 September 2027.

It will then visit Newcastle, Truro, Norwich, Nottingham, Canterbury, Birmingham, Glasgow and Bath before a break for Christmas. The tour will recommence in 2028 in Belfast, York, Wimbledon and Southampton, with further dates to be announced.

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Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel - now also an Oscar-winning film - this powerful story has been adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi, Red Velvet, Hymn), and is a love letter to passion, birth, grief and the magic of nature.

Hamnet is directed by former RSC Deputy and Acting Artistic Director Erica Whyman and features set design by Tom Piper. It premiered at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, breaking box office records before transferring to the West End and opening in 2023 to the biggest advance at the time recorded in the Garrick Theatre’s history. In 2026 it embarked on its first tour of the US, visiting Chicago, Washington and San Francisco.

Now audiences across the UK can experience this critically acclaimed play which pulls back the curtain on the story of the greatest writer in the English language and the woman who was the constant presence and purpose of his life.

HAMNET TOURING SCHEDULE

The Lowry, Salford
25 September - 2 October 2027

Theatre Royal Newcastle
5 - 9 October 2027

Hall for Cornwall, Truro
12 - 16 October 2027

Norwich Theatre Royal
19 - 23 October 2027

Theatre Royal Nottingham
26 - 30 October 2027

Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
2 - 6 November 2027

The Alexandra, Birmingham
9 - 13 November 2027

Theatre Royal Glasgow 
16 - 20 November 2027

Theatre Royal Bath 
23 - 27 November 2027

Grand Opera House, Belfast
18 - 22 January 2028

Grand Opera House, York 
1 - 5 February 2028

New Wimbledon Theatre, London
7 - 11 March 2028

Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
21 - 25 March 2028

 

Further dates, locations and casting to be announced.

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