Eddie Izzard

THEATRE REVIEW: Hamlet starring Eddie Izzard at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith

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By Aline Mahrud

WORTH A LOOK?: ***

WHEN?: Sunday 16 June, running through Sunday 30 June 2024 RUNTIME: 140 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)

It’s unusual for a performer to address their audience directly at the end of a show but Izzard does so here acknowledging it divided critics, urging fans to take to social media to spread the word about its appeal to the ‘young and young at heart’ before it departs this venue in a fortnight to go around the world.

  • Read on for reasons including how 1-person storytelling is a bit of a fashionable fad that is already starting to fray a little
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THEATRE REVIEW: Great Expectations starring Eddie Izzard at the Garrick Theatre

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By Neil Durham

WORTH A LOOK?: ****

WHEN?: Wednesday 24 May, runs until 1 July 2023 RUNTIME: 135 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)

The most emotional moments during this 1-woman performance of the Dickens coming of age classic are when Izzard, who plays all the 20-or-so parts, conveys the heartache of not being the choice of someone loved by main character Pip.

  • Read on for reasons including how there aren’t many people we could think of who could carry this off
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9 reasons why we can’t wait for May 2023 starring Eurovision in Liverpool

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  1. Eurovision Song Contest 2023 from Liverpool

We have our tickets and UK Eurovision entry I Wrote A Song by Mae Muller was April’s song of the month for us and is the country’s best effort since the almighty (Ooh Aah) Just A Little Bit by Gina G. Our favourite however is Tattoo by Loreen (pictured) for Sweden. Check out our Semi 1, Semi 2 and Final predictions for the 1st Eurovision in the UK since Dana International won in Birmingham 25 years ago. Tickets Rehearsals start on 30 April and we’ll be refining our predictions as we see footage. Final predictions

  • Read on for reasons including Brokeback Mountain, Groundhog Day returns, Alison Goldfrapp LP and Eddie Izzard’s Great Expectations
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