BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Hamlet

**Posted by tonnaree** March 23, 2014 11:27 am

SusiGo wrote:
Well, if they made Mark look a bit older (or Benedict a bit younger) he might make a fine Claudius.
I would love Benedict to play the whole Rosencrantz and Guildenstern one day. This one scene was awesome.

So I wasn't the only one with this idea. And if we're casting from the Sherlock family we might as well go ahead and cast Lou as Ophelia.

**Posted by SusiGo** March 23, 2014 11:27 am

Well, I can make a list, no problem. But to whom shall we address it? CVGG? The NT?

**Posted by SolarSystem** March 23, 2014 11:33 am

His agency and the NT, definitely.

**Posted by gently69** March 23, 2014 12:02 pm

Right, where can I sign?
Seriously.

**Posted by SusiGo** March 23, 2014 12:27 pm

Okay, so how do we go about this? In a separate thread?

**Posted by gently69** March 23, 2014 12:48 pm

Would be better to gain more attention.

**Posted by SolarSystem** March 23, 2014 12:56 pm

But since we probably would/should sign with our real names, I guess we'd need someone who everybody can PM their names to and who then takes care of sending the message...?

**Posted by Sava** March 23, 2014 7:03 pm

Hi ladies, wasn´t here for a while.What´s the topic?
Group reservation for hamlet? Count me in :-)

I guess everyone of you wants to go there? Someone calculated that there will be over 100.00 tickets to get. (12 weeks, 1600 seats each night.....). Sounds good to me.

**Posted by SolarSystem** March 23, 2014 9:27 pm

Hi Sava! No, we were talking about a petition for Benedict to also do "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern" after he is done with "Hamlet".
But of course we also want to go and see "Hamlet".

**Posted by besleybean** March 23, 2014 9:29 pm

I don't really do this sort of petition.
But I do hope to get to see Hamlet.

**Posted by Tinks** March 24, 2014 1:29 pm

This week on BBC radio 4, there's a series looking at famous literary characters, beginning with Hamlet, for anyone interested. I'm sure it'll be on iplayer later today - I'm going to have a listen later as part of my prep for the big event :D.
Seriously though, it should be interesting.

**Posted by Tinks** March 25, 2014 10:40 am

Just to correct myself; it's actually a serialisation of the play itself.
Just listened to part one on iplayer - not bad; I'm not sure I'm taken with this version of Hamlet himself, but that maybe because I'm comparing to how I think Benedict might play him!

**Posted by clareiow** March 25, 2014 3:48 pm

Just in twitter, Hamlet ticket details to be announced tomorrow apparently - likely to go on sale in the summer!!!

**Posted by SusiGo** March 25, 2014 3:49 pm

Great, thank you for keeping us informed.

**Posted by Tinks** March 25, 2014 3:55 pm

Clare, I love you!!!!!
Thanks for keeping us up to date like this

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** March 25, 2014 3:59 pm

Ooh I can't wait!!

**Posted by clareiow** March 25, 2014 4:47 pm

No worries! As soon as I see anything from Barbican ill post here

**Posted by SusiGo** March 25, 2014 6:07 pm

Not much news but the Guardian announces it as well:

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/mar/25/benedict-cumberbatch-hamlet-barbican

**Posted by clareiow** March 26, 2014 8:16 am

Apparently ticket details will be announced in May now.

Maybe they're still building the rest of the cast and costing the production.

I hope it's not too expensive. Happy to pay £70-£100 I think...

**Posted by besleybean** March 26, 2014 5:51 pm

I wouldn't really want to pay that much, but I guesss I may have to.
May THIS year?
I couldn't possibly plan that far ahead!