Hamnet heads out on its first UK tour, opening in Salford in September 2027

The stage version of Hamnet will tour the UK for the first time, starting at the Lowry in Salford on 25 September 2027. WhatsOnStage reported the plans on 12 November 2026.

The show is a Royal Shakespeare Company and Neal Street production, based on Maggie O'Farrell's novel. The Royal Shakespeare Company is the Stratford-upon-Avon-based company that is best known for staging Shakespeare. Lolita Chakrabarti wrote the stage version. Erica Whyman directs it. She is a former deputy and acting artistic director of the RSC. Tom Piper designed the set.

The play first opened at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. It then had a run in the West End, the central London district that is home to the city's large commercial theatres. The tour is the production's first outside London and Stratford.

Maggie O'Farrell said the production is now setting out on a UK tour. Erica Whyman said she is working with the producers Fiery Angel and Neal Street to take the show to audiences across the country.

The first leg runs through the autumn of 2027. Newcastle hosts the show from 5 to 9 October, Truro from 12 to 16 October, and Norwich from 19 to 23 October. Nottingham follows from 26 to 30 October. The tour then visits Canterbury from 2 to 6 November, Birmingham from 9 to 13 November, Glasgow from 16 to 20 November, and Bath from 23 to 27 November.

The tour returns in 2028. Belfast hosts the show from 18 to 22 January, York from 1 to 5 February, and Wimbledon from 7 to 11 March. Southampton closes the announced dates from 21 to 25 March.

More dates are still to be announced. The full cast and creative team will also be named at a later date. Ticket prices and on-sale dates for each venue have not yet been published.

For anyone planning to see the show, the dates give a clear map of the year ahead. The list has gaps, and more venues are expected to be added.