Following the current Off-Broadway engagement of the acclaimed solo version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet鈥攕tarring Tony nominee Eddie Izzard鈥攖he production will play limited runs in Chicago and London.
The solo Hamlet, which played an extended engagement at Off-Broadway's Greenwich House Theater January 25鈥揗arch 16, reopened at the Orpheum March 19 and will continue at that Manhattan venue through April 14. Izzard will subsequently play Chicago Shakespeare Theater April 19鈥揗ay 4, followed by a six-week run at London鈥檚 Riverside Studios May 23鈥揓une 30.
Izzard, who triumphed last season with a solo version of Charles Dickens鈥� Great Expectations, plays 23 characters in Hamlet. Selena Cadell directs Mark Izzard's adaptation of the Shakespeare
classic; the two also worked with Eddie Izzard on Great Expectations.
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Read reviews for the solo Hamlet .
The current production also has set design by Tom Piper, lighting by Tyler
Elich, costume styling by Piper and Libby DaCosta, and movement
direction by Didi Hopkins.
A Tony nominee for her performance in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Izzard was also seen on Broadway in Race. Her London stage credits include The Cryptogram, Edward II, 900 Oneonta, Joe Egg, and Charles Dickens鈥� Great Expectations.
Hamlet is produced by WestBeth Entertainment, Mick Perrin Worldwide, and John Gore.
Tickets for all three productions are available at .
Eddie Izzard in Hamlet
Eddie Izzard in Hamlet
Eddie Izzard in Hamlet
Eddie Izzard in Hamlet
Eddie Izzard in Hamlet
Eddie Izzard in Hamlet
Eddie Izzard in Hamlet
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