Durham Wharf

‘Hamnet’ locations: The 7 remarkable real-life settings that made Chloé Zhao’s Shakespearean tragedy

Along the edge of the inky, impassive River Thames at Durham Wharf in London, a real pier was redressed and fitted with a small hut at its end so a desolate Shakespeare could deliver Hamlet’s famous monologue to the water, with the tidal conditions so restrictive that there was only a single day available to capture the scene, adding a layer of practical tension to its bleak emotional tone. - Phil de Semlyen