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'Hamnet' Boosts Bard Tourism
Visitor numbers to Shakespeare heritage sites have risen 20% since the film's January release, driven by interest in the dramatization of Shakespeare's family life.
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The success of the film Hamnet, which tells the story of William Shakespeare's relationship with his wife Anne Hathaway, has had a knock-on effect in the UK. The film has sparked a wave of interest in the playwright's birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon, as well as the estate where his partner grew up. According to the managers of these locations, attendance has jumped by around 15 to 20%.
Oscar contender 'Hamnet' boosts tourism at Shakespeare heritage sites
Success of film ‘Hamnet’ boosts visitors to Shakespeare sites Sites include Shakespeare’s childhood home, wife’s family home Film is a new way to access Shakespeare, says Shakespeare Birthplace Trust STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England— On a cloudy winter’s day, visitors stream into what was once William Shakespeare’s childhood home in Stratford-upon-Avon and the nearby Anne Hathaway’s cottage, family residence […] The post Oscar contender ‘Hamnet’ boo…
'Hamnet' boosts bard tourism
On a cloudy winter's day, visitors stream into what was once William Shakespeare's childhood home in Stratford-upon-Avon and the nearby Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the family residence of the bard's wife. Hathaway's Cottage is one of the settings for the BAFTA and Oscar best film contender "Hamnet", and the movie's success is drawing a new wave of tourists to Shakespeare sites in the town in central England. Shakespeare's Birthplace is the house wh…
UK’s Stratford-upon-Avon sees surge in visitors thanks to popular film adaptation
The film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, a tale of Shakespearean love and loss, has inspired a huge uptick in visitors to the Bard’s birthplace and other Shakespeare-related attractions in the UK’s Stratford-upon-Avon, according to tourism data revealed by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hamnet (@hamnetmovie) The Trust manages a suite of local destinations linked to Shakespeare, including h…
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