EDDIE IZZARD PERFORMS HIS LATEST STAND UP SHOW WUNDERBAR IN GERMAN AND FRENCH FOR 2 DAYS ONLY
Eddie Izzard continues his relationship with Riverside Studios, bringing his latest stand-up comedy show Wunderbarto the venue on 19 and 20 December. In 2019, after first developing the show in French and German, Eddie’s latest Stand-up Comedy show Wunderbar toured the world. UK audiences will have the rare opportunity to see them performed in the languages they were written in – with performances in German of Wunderbar Auf Deutsch at 5pm; followed both days by Wunderbar En Français at 7pm.
Wunderbar joins Eddie’s performance of Dickens’ Great Expectations as part of Riverside Studio’s socially distanced Christmas season.
Interim Creative Director, Rachel Tackley today said, “It’s so wonderful (pun intended!) to be working with Eddie again and to welcome our European friends to Riverside. I’m looking forward to testing out my French and German on what will be a raucous evening of LIVE comedy.”
EDDIE IZZARD: WUNDERBAR AUF DEUTSCH
19 and 20 December 5pm
PERFORMED IN GERMAN
2019 war Eddie auf Welttournee mit seiner jüngsten Stand-up Comedyshow Wunderbar: Ein Programm, das er zuerst auf Französisch und Deutsch entwickelt hatte. Jetzt gibt es die seltene Gelegenheit, Wunderbar komplett auf Deutsch zu sehen: In einer Covid 19 gerechten, abstandsgeregelten 60-Minuten-Version. Live in den Riverside Studios London.
In 2019, after first developing the show in French and German, Eddie’s latest Stand-up Comedy show Wunderbar toured the World. This is a rare chance to see Eddie return to performing Wunderbar entirely in German in London in a 60 minute socially distanced COVID safe live show at Riverside Studios.
EDDIE IZZARD: WUNDERBAR EN FRANÇAIS
19 and 20 December at 7pm
PERFORMED IN FRENCH
En 2019, après la création du spectacle d’abord en français puis en allemand, « Wunderbar » la dernière comédie Stand-up d’Eddie a fait le tour du monde.
C’est une opportunité exceptionnelle de voir Eddie présenter à nouveau « Wunderbar » entièrement en français à Londres, dans un spectacle live de 60 minutes, à distanciations anti-covid sécurisées, au Riverside Studios.
In 2019, after first developing the show in French and German, Eddie’s latest Stand-up Comedy show Wunderbar toured the World. This is a rare chance to see Eddie return to performing Wunderbar entirely in French in London in a 60 minute socially distanced COVID safe live show at Riverside Studios.
Eddie Izzard is one of the most celebrated actors and comedians of his generation. His performance in Dress to Kill earned him a New York Drama Desk Award and two Emmy Awards. Izzard has also achieved great success with his comedy stand up shows. Izzard made his West End stage debut in 1993 in his one-man show Live at the Ambassadors, in which he received an Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement. Live at the Ambassadors was followed by a succession of critically-acclaimed shows including Unrepeatable, Definite Article, Glorious, Dress to Kill, Circle, Sexie and Stripped and Force Majeure – which played in over 30 countries. His stage credits include The Cryptogram, 900 Oneonta (Ambassadors Theatre), Edward II (Haymarket Theatre), and A Day In The Death of Joe Egg (Comedy Theatre/ American Airlines Theatre). For TV, Izzard’s credits include Powers, Hannibal, The Riches, Castles In The Sky, Treasure Island and Lost Christmas, and for film credits include Victoria and Abdul, Valkyrie, Ocean’s Thirteen and Ocean’s Twelve, Across the Universe, Mystery Men, Shadow of the Vampire, and The Cat’s Meow.
On March 20, 2016, Izzard completed 27 marathons in 27 days in South Africa as a tribute to Nelson Mandela and raised over £2.6 million ($3.3 million) for Sport Relief, a charity that helps improve the lives of people in impoverished countries. In 2009, Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days through England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland for charity and helped raise £1.8 million ($2.7 million) for Sport Relief. In January 2020 Eddie ran the first part of his ‘Make Humanity Great Again’ journey, an epic charity challenge running through 29 European capital cities over 29 non-stop gruelling days.
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For over 40 years, Riverside Studios has brought the world to West London with a programme of theatre, dance, television, comedy and music. Some of the unforgettable figures who have appeared at Riverside include Samuel Beckett, Helen Mirren, Tadeusz Kantor, Yoko Ono, David Bowie, Amy Winehouse, Ant and Dec, Benjamin Zephaniah, Robert Lepage, Allen Ginsberg, Margaret Atwood, Lenny Henry and Michael Clark.
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LISTINGS WUNDERBAR
Riverside Studios, 101 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9BN
Box Office: 020 8237 1010
Building and Box Office are open from Monday – Sunday
The Bakery Opening Times: Monday – Saturday 9:00 – 16:00
Box Office Opening Hours: Monday – Sunday 10:00 – 22:00
Performance dates:
19& 20 December
Wunderbar Auf Deutsch at 5pm
Wunderbar en français at 7pm
Ticket prices: £42 available in pairs
Access rate available
SEASON AT A GLANCE
Norwell Lapley Productions present
DEAR SANTA LIVE
Until 24 December
EDDIE IZZARD: WUNDERBAR
19 & 20 December (in French and German)
GREAT EXPECTATIONS BY CHARLES DICKENS PERFORMED BY EDDIE IZZARD
21 – 23 December
NEW FRAME PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: LIVE AT RIVERSIDE
WEST END ACOUSTIC
8 December
AGATHA CHRISTIE: SPIDER’S WEB
9 December
AGATHA CHRISTIE: THE HOLLOW
10 December
FERRIS & MILNES – CHRISTMAS CRACKER
12 December