Review: HAMLET at The Seattle Rep
by Jay Irwin - May 1, 2025
Dear Readers, I want to set the not-so-wayback machine to January 2024 when I got to see the first preview of Eddie Izzard doing her one person “Hamlet” in New York. Now I want to emphasize, this was the first preview of a brand-new show, and it was rough. This is to be expected. But afterward I was out on the street waiting for my cab when Izzard came out of the theater. Faced with the glory that is Eddie Izzard, and me being a big fan, I blurted out, “You were amazing!” Which she was, even in a rough show. She looked at me and said “That was a six. Come back later and you’ll see a ten!” Well, it’s taken a little while, but I finally got to come back now that she’s brought her tour of the show to Seattle at the Seattle Rep. And I’m happy to report she was right; we’re at a ten now.
Review: HAMLET at American Conservatory Theater Strand Theater
by Steve Murray - Apr 4, 2025
Solo performances of major works are hot these days - Isabelle Huppert, Sarah Snook and Andrew Scott have all performed their own solo shows recently. Izzard herself tackled Great Expectations, also directed by Hamlet’s Selina Cadell, and adapted by brother Mark. This Hamlet, trimmed down for a solo performer, is a daunting memory feat and should be lauded just for that point. In Izzard’s very capable hands, she makes Shakespeare’s tragedy more accessible while injecting her style and personality into the 23 characters presented.
Eddie Izzard's HAMLET Extends Seattle Run
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2025
Due to popular demand, Eddie Izzard's solo performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet has been extended by one week at Seattle Rep's Leo K. Theatre. Learn more about the show here!
Eddie Izzard to Bring Shakespeare's HAMLET to A.C.T.'s Strand Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2025
Following a New York run, a box office record-breaking two-week run at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, and a six-week London run—Tony Award-nominated Eddie Izzard will bring her acclaimed solo performance of Hamlet to San Francisco! Learn more.
Eddie Izzard Brings HAMLET to Chicago Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2024
Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced an addition to the season: Tony Award-nominated actor Eddie Izzard brings her celebrated solo theatrical performance of Hamlet to Chicago, direct from a triple-extended New York run at the Orpheum and Greenwich House Theaters and prior to launching a highly anticipated London transfer at Riverside Studios.
Eddie Izzard's Solo HAMLET to Move to Orpheum Theater for Four Week Extension
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 26, 2024
Following its run at the Greenwich House Theater, Eddie Izzard's performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet will move to New York's Orpheum Theatre beginning on Tuesday, March 19 for a four-week extension through April 14. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!
Eddie Izzard Will Return to New York in Solo Production of HAMLET in January 2024
by Stephi Wild - Nov 28, 2023
Eddie Izzard will take the New York stage this winter for six weeks only, playing 23 characters in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selena Cadell at off-Broadway's Greenwich House Theater (27 Barrow Street) from January 25-March 3; opening night is February 11.