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Post by n1david on Jan 22, 2022 15:19:03 GMT
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Post by oxfordsimon on Jan 22, 2022 16:44:57 GMT
Oh dear. Oh dear. Oh dear.
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Post by Jan on Jan 22, 2022 17:37:31 GMT
At the same venue he (she actually I think ?) recently did a solo Great Expectations.
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Post by kathryn on Jan 23, 2022 0:16:33 GMT
I’ve been a long-term Eddie Izzard fan but enough is enough. I don’t need to see this - I can imagine exactly how it will go.
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Post by og on Jan 23, 2022 13:38:03 GMT
He was on book when I saw his Great Expectations at Edinburgh fringe, had great potential but it suffered as a consequence of his Autism kicking in a couple of times. Hopefully a 60' rather than 90' show could be performed off book and I feel lead to a stronger performance.
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Post by imstillhere on Jan 23, 2022 13:51:30 GMT
Big fan of Eddie Izzard but never thought she was a particularly strong actor so I think I'll pass on this.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 23, 2022 14:48:16 GMT
He was on book when I saw his Great Expectations at Edinburgh fringe, had great potential but it suffered as a consequence of his Autism kicking in a couple of times. Hopefully a 60' rather than 90' show could be performed off book and I feel lead to a stronger performance. Excuse my ignorance but how does one’s autism display itself in the middle of a scripted performance? |
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Post by og on Jan 23, 2022 14:56:22 GMT
Their autism affects their ability to read, can affect alot of people. They see the letters in the wrong order so struggle to make out some words.
Edit: Apologies. I've mixed up Autism and Dyslexia.
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Post by couldileaveyou on Jan 23, 2022 14:59:37 GMT
Are you talking about dyslexia?
BTW, has anyone seen a one man version of Hamlet before? Surely it must have been done already
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Post by Dave B on Mar 27, 2024 10:09:39 GMT
Coming to back London, 23 May- 30 June
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Post by kathryn on May 29, 2024 12:51:15 GMT
Interesting reviews this one is getting.
It sounds like exactly what I’d expect from a vanity project Izzard-Hamlet. I’m just surprised he hasn’t pulled out his ‘James Mason’ voice for any of the characters.
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Post by jojo on May 29, 2024 14:17:05 GMT
Big fan of Eddie Izzard but never thought she was a particularly strong actor so I think I'll pass on this. Same, and this sounds like the sort of production even Branagh would think of as a bit too indulgent. Reviews are scathing. |
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Post by Jan on May 29, 2024 16:02:29 GMT
Big fan of Eddie Izzard but never thought she was a particularly strong actor so I think I'll pass on this. Same, and this sounds like the sort of production even Branagh would think of as a bit too indulgent. Reviews are scathing. Blimey. 1* from the Guardian. Even the Telegraph only gave it 4* - that's on the scale that also gave the Donmar Cherry Orchard 4*. The fact that it is on at the Riverside indicates it's a vanity project - that's mostly what they stage these days - I mean literally. The Zeitgeist seems to be turning against Eddie Izzard. A few months ago I was surprised when Dara O Briain, who seems like an amiable chap, on a TV show specifically brought up the topic of Izzard doing his stand-up act in French and German and said "I don't think that was as successful as Eddie seemed to think it was". It made me think that maybe Eddie wasn't universally adored in the business. |
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Post by TallPaul on May 29, 2024 16:38:45 GMT
It made me think that maybe Eddie wasn't universally adored in the business. Or in the Labour Party. |
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Post by Jan on May 29, 2024 16:43:38 GMT
It made me think that maybe Eddie wasn't universally adored in the business. Or in the Labour Party. As I've been uncharitable maybe I should also note that EI's very early 1990s stand-up act was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. |
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Post by kathryn on May 29, 2024 17:58:24 GMT
As I've been uncharitable maybe I should also note that EI's very early 1990s stand-up act was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Indeed! It’s why the dip in the quality of output in recent years is so disappointing. |
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Post by aspieandy on May 30, 2024 17:13:27 GMT
Opens tonight. If you do the maths on this it doesn't sound too ambitious: 30 performances, capacity 400 = 12K seats (1/2 an O2 arena, say). But it's not selling well - availability on every nignt in June. If Eddie is underwriting this himself, I'd imagine it might get quite sweaty in those tights .. www.eddieizzardhamlet.com/buy?flow=WpMfjRzQ#/?month=2024-06 |
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Post by pws on May 30, 2024 18:06:22 GMT
Am here, seeing this tonight. There is a lot of availability, apparently.
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Post by crowblack on May 30, 2024 21:01:36 GMT
Am here, seeing this tonight. There is a lot of availability, apparently. I wondered if it might do a 'Springtime for Hitler' with those reviews. |
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Post by kallyloo on May 30, 2024 22:37:31 GMT
I’m surprised that this isn’t selling, she extended the run in NY, I thought?
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Post by pws on May 30, 2024 22:52:41 GMT
The expensive seats at the front were full and people stayed after the interval.
At the back, in the more affordable seats, and at the sides there were very many empty rows and many folk left half way.
As she left, one lady said it was 'very mediocre'.
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Post by aspieandy on May 31, 2024 7:46:04 GMT
I’m surprised that this isn’t selling, she extended the run in NY, I thought? The venue in NYC was a little smaller than the Riverside. Who knows how long the original run was for - a week, two, three? |
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Post by Jan on May 31, 2024 8:22:24 GMT
Opens tonight. If you do the maths on this it doesn't sound too ambitious: 30 performances, capacity 400 = 12K seats (1/2 an O2 arena, say). But it's not selling well - availability on every nignt in June. If Eddie is underwriting this himself, I'd imagine it might get quite sweaty in those tights .. www.eddieizzardhamlet.com/buy?flow=WpMfjRzQ#/?month=2024-06I think you underestimate quite how rich high-profile stand-up comedians are. For example Sean Lock who I wouldn’t say was one of the very top ones and who just did tours and a few panel shows, even after all the tax mitigation he must have done still left £4 million in his will. So I’m pretty sure Eddie Izzard could cover venue hire for a few weeks out of loose change. |
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Post by aspieandy on May 31, 2024 8:29:38 GMT
Izzard may be a dreadful actor but he has been in 30 or so films and a similar number of tv shows. I'd have thought his video and streaming income might be decent, as well. Somehow, he has kept working.
Making a loss not good for the ego or status.
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Post by Jan on May 31, 2024 8:40:01 GMT
Izzard may be a dreadful actor but he has been in 30 or so films and a similar number of tv shows. I'd have thought his video and streaming income might be decent, as well. Somehow, he has kept working.
Making a loss not good for the ego or status.
Correct, it’s his ego rather than his bank balance that’s at risk. But I imagine he’ll blame the audience, say they’re not “open minded” or something. However this show is almost certainly not the worst Shakespeare presented at this venue as us old-timers will recall. |
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