Eddie Izzard's Solo Hamlet Reopens at the Orpheum Theatre March 19 | Playbill

Off-Broadway News Eddie Izzard's Solo Hamlet Reopens at the Orpheum Theatre March 19

Selena Cadell directs Mark Izzard's adaptation of the Shakespeare classic.

Eddie Izzard in Hamlet Amanda Searle

The Off-Broadway solo version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, starring Eddie Izzard, reopens at its new home, the Orpheum Theatre, March 19.

The acclaimed production, which played an extended engagement at the Greenwich House Theater January 25-March 16, is currently scheduled to run at the Orpheum through April 14.

Izzard, who triumphed last season with a solo version of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, has returned to the New York stage to play 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.

READ: Eddie Izzard Used to Be a Busker. Now She's Playing Hamlet

Read reviews for the solo Hamlet here.

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’ Great Expectations.

Hamlet is produced by WestBeth Entertainment, Mick Perrin Worldwide, and John Gore.

Tickets are available by clicking here.

Photos: Eddie Izzard's Solo Hamlet Off-Broadway

 
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