Our production of Hamnet, adapted by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi) and directed by Erica Whyman (former RSC Acting Artistic Director), will tour theatres in the USA in 2026.

Co-produced with Neal Street Productions, Hamnet will tour to the following US venues:

• Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago, Illinois, from 10 February to 8 March 2026 
• Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, DC, from 17 March to 12 April 2026
• American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, from 21 April to 31 May 2026

The production brings to the stage Maggie O'Farrell's story of the passionate romance between William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes Hathaway, and recounts the family tragedy that would shake them all.

Hamnet originally opened in the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2023 and then transferred to London’s Garrick Theatre.

Further details of casting will be announced soon.