{"product_id":"9781350455498","title":"Hamnet","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eHamnet\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMaggie O'Farrell | Lolita Chakrabarti\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'She's like no one I've ever met... She's like fire and water all at once.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarwickshire, 1582. Agnes Hathaway, a natural healer, meets the Latin tutor, William Shakespeare. Drawn together by powerful but hidden impulses, they create a life together and make a family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs William moves to London to discover his place in the world of theatre, Agnes stays at home to raise their three children but she is the constant presence and purpose of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of extraordinary wonder is born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new play based on Maggie O'Farrell's best-selling novel and adapted by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (\u003ci\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRed Velve\u003c\/i\u003et, \u003ci\u003eHymn\u003c\/i\u003e), pulls back a curtain on the imagined family life of the greatest writer in the English language. \u003ci\u003eHamnet \u003c\/i\u003eis a love letter to passion, birth, grief and the magic of nature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated and revised edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer of the original RSC production in October 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLolita Chakrabarti\u003c\/b\u003e is a British actress and writer who has worked extensively on stage and screen. Writing credits include \u003ci\u003eThe Goddess\u003c\/i\u003e for Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4, \u003ci\u003eFaith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHope \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlue Charity\u003c\/i\u003e, also on BBC Radio 4 and \u003ci\u003eLast Seen - Joy \u003c\/i\u003efor Slung Low and the Almeida. In 2012, \u003ci\u003eRed Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e was the first play performed under the Tricycle's new artistic director Indhu Rubasingham. It returned to the Tricycle in 2014 before having its US premiere at St Ann's Warehouse New York. Lolita Chakrabarti also runs Lesata Productions with Rosa Maggiora. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaggie O'Farrell\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Northern Ireland in 1972. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eHamnet\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award), \u003ci\u003eAfter You'd Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hand That First Held Mine\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Costa Novel Award), and \u003ci\u003eInstructions for a Heatwave\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written a memoir, \u003ci\u003eI Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 November 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350455498\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e104\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331881730188,"sku":"9781350455498","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6a98c736-bcd1-4e47-bb5d-844edfac2319.jpg?v=1783599739","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350455498","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}