Eddie Izzard to play 23 characters in Off-Broadway production of Hamlet

• Eddie Izzard is set to play 23 characters in a new "accessible" production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The British actor-comedian, also known as Suzy, will take on 23 roles in a one-person version of Hamlet, adapted by Izzard's brother, Mark Izzard. The shows, directed by Selina Cadell, will run from 25 January until 3 March at Greenwich House Theater in New York. "It's a great challenge but there is no point living and not going for challenges," Izzard told The Associated Press soon after