Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated performer Eddie Izzard brings her acclaimed one-person performance of The Tragedy of Hamlet to the Opera House in June 2026, following sold-out seasons in the US and UK.
Akin to the 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. Adapted by Mark Izzard and directed by Selina Cadell, this production sees Eddie embody all 23 characters in the timeless tragedy.
“I have always gravitated towards playing complex and demanding characters” says Eddie, “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.”
Sydney Opera House Acting Head of Contemporary Performance, Harry Prouse says: “This is a rare opportunity for Sydney to experience Eddie’s dramatic flair. Her one-person rendering of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy offers audiences an intimate, engrossing performance. This is Eddie Izzard and Hamlet as you’ve never seen them before.”
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. Izzard: The Tragedy of Hamlet will also appear at the Brisbane Powerhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne and the Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth.
KEY INFORMATION
WHAT: Izzard: The Tragedy of Hamlet
WHEN: 10 – 21 June 2026
WHERE: Playhouse, Sydney Opera House
TICKETS: From $89.90 + booking fee
PRE SALE: Friday 7 November 2025
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE: Monday 10 November 202
“We are privileged to be partners in the drama… an impressive sweeping performance.” ★★★★ – The Telegraph (UK)
“When it gets to the famous soliloquies… Izzard smashes all three of the great ones with startling alacrity” ★★★★ – Chicago Tribune
“Eddie Izzard’s Hamlet is spectacular.” – Dame Judi Dench
