"One woman show"

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theDudesmummy · 29/05/2024 08:15

FFS

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/may/28/hamlet-review-one-woman-juggling-act-exposes-limits-of-eddie-izzards-acting-ability?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Hamlet review – one-woman juggling act exposes limits of Eddie Izzard’s acting ability

A marathon achievement for its feat of memory, this performance feels like avant-garde cabaret at times

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/may/28/hamlet-review-one-woman-juggling-act-exposes-limits-of-eddie-izzards-acting-ability?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Bellevilles · 29/05/2024 08:26

He’s a really talented comedian. I think playing all the roles in Hamlet would be a stretch for anyone.

EasternStandard · 29/05/2024 08:26

One star for the show and one star for The Guardian on this

yetanotherusernameAgain · 29/05/2024 08:25

Only one star review - ouch. Eddie has been doing the rounds on chat shows, explaining that the production has already been successful in the US.

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theDudesmummy · 29/05/2024 08:25

That was interesting. And surprising. To me at any rate, I always thought he was really talented. I saw him play Lenny Bruce on the stage in London many years ago and I thought he was brilliant.

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ValueAddedTaxonomy · 29/05/2024 08:19

Of course it is massively annoying, but I increasingly think that it is not a good look to keep having threads that point at trans individuals, even if they are celebrities.

In any case, what was more interesting about the article was nothing to do with his trans status - it was more interesting to learn just how poor the show evidently was: a celebrity promoted above his abilities it would seem.

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