The Australian shows follow sold-out seasons in the US and UK, and the performance has already been nominated for two drama awards – NY Outer Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Solo Performance, and New York Drama League: Distinguished Performance Award.

Akin to original performances of ‘Hamlet’, Eddie will perform on the blank canvas of a bare stage, letting Shakespeare’s words and pure storytelling take the spotlight. Eddie will embody all 23 characters in the tragedy, in a show adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell.

In ‘The Tragedy Of Hamlet’, the King of Denmark is dead and Prince Hamlet is determined to take revenge, initiating a cascade of events which will destroy both family and state. Eddie will play men, women, ghosts, scholars, tyrants, courtiers, lovers, fools and poets.

“I have always gravitated towards playing complex and demanding characters,” Eddie says, “and Hamlet is the pinnacle. This production is 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.”

This is Eddie’s second solo production, following the sold-out run of Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’, which played to rave reviews in New York and London.

Tickets on sale now.

Eddie Izzard – The Tragedy Of Hamlet Australia Tour Dates

9-21 June – Sydney Opera House
24-27 June – Brisbane Powerhouse
30 June-12 July – Arts Centre Melbourne
27-28 July – Heath Ledger Theatre (Perth)