{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3c7e853c-db3d-543c-bc32-217a44c5a033/699f7f167156d5087434777e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 162: Hamnet","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b7ae0a169562bfe7e95307/1772060168360-7653127d-c94e-4c02-a9e8-de163d8dbf3d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Welcome To The Party Pal hosts Michael Shields and Ryan O'Connell celebrate <em>Hamnet</em>, the&nbsp;2025&nbsp;period drama&nbsp;film directed by&nbsp;Chloé Zhao, who co-wrote the screenplay with&nbsp;Maggie O'Farrell, based on the&nbsp;2020 novel&nbsp;by O'Farrell. The film dramatises the family life of&nbsp;William Shakespeare&nbsp;and his wife&nbsp;Anne Hathaway as they cope with the death of their 11-year-old son&nbsp;Hamnet. It stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal as Anne and William, alongside Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, and Noah Jupe in supporting roles. In this episode Michael and Ryan discuss the riveting acting in <em>Hamnet</em>, Max Richter's infectious score, how art has the power to heal and awe, and so much more.</p>","author_name":"Welcome To The Party Pal / Osiris Media"}