What a bit of labor is Eddie Izzard. When this critic experienced the inimitable Brit Holding Court in San Francisco for the primary time, the “Action Stransvestitis” described himself was an affected laughter that floated from James Bond Lampoons to Stonehenge Mussings In absurd funny “dress to kill”.
Now the gender fluid Grand lady Is back in a solo “hamlet”, A brisk sprint through the legendary Shakespeare tragedy.
Unfortunately there’s little space on this tragic masterpiece for Izzard's characteristic brand of wit. Without this stand-up atmosphere, which the live wire stream of consciousness, for which it’s rightly worshiped, Izzard feels far less electrically on stage.
In this solo show in black leather, she scolds through all 23 parts, in an optimized adaptation by Mark Izzard, which Selina Cadell managed a bit of too quickly.
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While Izzard builds a storm here and effortlessly chic, cherry red wears lips and nails, lots of the roles feel lower than worked out. Those who aren’t acquainted with the piece can lose the thread on this Iambian marathon, while Izzard crashes forwards and backwards and pulls the primary act.
The bard is definitely enough to disturb countless interpretations of the text, but theater aesthetics isn’t sharp enough here to penetrate the poetry completely.
The portrait of the melancholic dane itself is missing gravitas, unfortunately the existential power of the piece. The hectic pace can also be vivided against the depth of passion. The unlucky Ophelia gets briefly here, just like the queen.
This “Hamlet” appears to be probably the most vivid within the comic moments. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tickle the funny bone as a duel hand dolls. The Snarky Graver ensure great joy that tell those that they “run out”.
Even Izzard's short epilogue approved the performance of a colleague colleague with more verve than probably the most famous of Soliloquies. Obviously, something is incorrect within the state of Denmark.
“Eddie Izzard Hamlet”
Presented by the American Conservatory Theater
Through: April twentieth
Where: The Beach Theater des Act, 1127 Market St., San Francisco
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes, a break
Through: April twentieth
Details: $ 78- $ 127; www.act-sf.org
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