In ‘Hamnet,’ Shakespeare’s Wife Takes the Stage, at Last

“She’s so alive,” said Madeleine Mantock, who plays the role based on Shakespeare’s wife in “Hamnet.” “She has all this knowledge, all this capability.” A Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s hit novel gives voice and agency to a historical character we know little about. Of…

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