KCRW Partner Screening: 'Hamnet'

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | 7:30 pm 
(Doors open: 6:45 pm)
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Date

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | 7:30 pm 
(Doors open: 6:45 pm)

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Location

Natural History Museum: NHM Commons Theater
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Tickets

Guests must RSVP to attend. 
Admission is free. 
Attendees will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP does not guarantee entry.  

 

MEMBER PERK: Active KCRW Members and NHMLAC guests receive priority admission from 6:45–7 pm.

KCRW, Focus Features, and Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County invite you to an advance screening of Hamnet, followed by a discussion with director, co-writer, and co-editor Chloé Zhao, production designer Fiona Crombie, costume designer Malgosia Turzanska, and co-editor Affonso Goncalves, and composer Max Richter moderated by KCRW's Elvis Mitchell.

From Academy Award®️ winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Program Schedule

WRISTBAND PICK-UP: Starting at 5:30 pm

AFTER-HOURS MUSEUM ACCESS: 5:30–7 pm
Galleries include: Grand Foyer, African Mammal Hall, North American Mammal Hall, Judith Perlstein Welcome Center, and the Theater Gallery

FOOD & BEVERAGE: South LA Cafe in the Welcome Center will be open until 7 pm
*Purchases are permitted in the theater (drinks must have lids). No outside food or drinks allowed.

DOORS OPEN: 6:45 pm

SCREENING: 7:30 pm
Conversation to follow the screening

Watch the Trailer