Eddie Izzard Performs Every Role In Spectacular One-Woman ‘Hamlet’

Suzy Eddie Izzard bowed for each role on Sunday after the opening night of her one-woman show of Hamlet.

The show opened in the Greenwich House Theater in New York City. The script, a rendition of William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet was written by her brother, Mark Izzard. Actress Selina Cadell directed the play.

Izzard was met with applause and positive reviews. In the show, Izzard played a diverse ensemble of characters, including kings, queens, soldiers and ghosts. Hamlet is said to be one of Shakespeare’s most challenging plays to perform.

In 2023, Izzard, Mark and Cadell produced a separate one-woman show of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The show was performed on Broadway and London’s West End.

Izzard said about the show, “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.”

Izzard, a gender-fluid transwoman, is a Labour Party activist. She attempted to become the party’s candidate for Brighton Pavilion in 2023 but was unselected for the ballot.

In 2021, Izzard defended author J.K. Rowling after she was accused of being transphobic.

Eddie Izzard’s Hamlet runs through March 16 at New York City’s Greenwich House Theater. Get tickets here.