Hamlet
23 May – 30 June 2024
Riverside Studios, London
FOLLOWING HER CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, TRIPLE-EXTENDED NEW YORK RUN, EDDIE IZZARD BRINGS HER SOLO PERFORMANCE OF SHAKESPEARE’S ‘HAMLET’ TO LONDON’S RIVERSIDE STUDIOS FOR A STRICTLY-LIMITED SIX-WEEK RUN.
The King of Denmark is dead and Prince Hamlet must take revenge, initiating a cascade of events that will destroy both family and state. Eddie will be portraying men, women, ghosts, scholars, tyrants, courtiers, lovers, fools and poets. She says:
“I have always gravitated towards playing complex and challenging characters and Hamlet is the ultimate. This is a production for everyone, a timeless drama with an accidental hero. Selina, Mark and I want audiences to see and hear an accessible, touching, scary and dramatic Hamlet.”
‘HAMLET’ marks Eddie’s second solo show following last year’s sold-out run of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, which played to rave reviews in New York and at The Garrick Theatre in London’s West End. This production of Shakespeare’s ‘HAMLET’ will see her take on 23 characters in a very unique performance of the iconic play.
Best known as an actor, multi-lingual comedian, multi-marathon runner and trailblazing political candidate. Eddie Izzard’s career pushes boundaries and defies description with record-breaking comedy tours and critically acclaimed film, TV, and theatre performances.
Adaptor - Mark Izzard
Director - Selina Cadell
Set Designer - Tom Piper
Movement Director - Didi Hopkins
Lighting Designer - Tyler Elich
Costume Stylist - Tom Piper & Libby da Costa
Composer - Eliza Thompson
Tour and Stage Manager - Sarah Johnson
Producers - Mick Perrin Worldwide, Westbeth Entertainment, Eleanor Lloyd Productions, and John Gore
★★★★
Absorbing and intimate. An impressive sweeping performance.
the Daily Telegraph
Izzard makes each verse crackle
TheatreMania.com
Oh what a noble prince (plus everyone else) is Eddie Izzard
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