Izzard: 'The Tragedy of Hamlet'

If you were going to pick a Shakespeare play to adapt into a solo work, you probably wouldn’t pick “Hamlet.” The bard’s longest work is known through the centuries for its psychological complexity and its interweaving subplots.

And if you were going to pick a type of actor to take on the task of performing that show, your first pick might not be someone who’s best known for comedy, and who delights in casual gender-fluidity.

But if you’re familiar with Suzy Eddie Izzard, you’re probably unsurprised, and pretty jazzed, that she’ll perform “The Tragedy of Hamlet” five times inside Jaeb Theatre at Tampa’s David A. Straz Center of the Performing Arts this weekend.—Martin Clear