BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Benedict to play Hamlet on stage

**Posted by Galadriel** January 14, 2014 8:34 pm

I would love to join as well - a trip to London is always great but with the prospect of seeing (and being able to listen to this wonderful voice) Benedict Cumberbatch it's really exiting.
And did you plan where the MJN Flight is supposed to Start? WE should be able to find a nice and cozy (almost deserted) airport somewhere in Germany... (preferrably something like Zweibrücken just because "z" is still missing ;))

**Posted by Merry** January 21, 2014 7:14 pm

I'm trying to figure out if I can afford to go to London for this. Does anyone know when final details about the production would have to be worked out? I mean, we don't even know who else will be in it or where it will be, and it's presumably only about, what, 8, 9, months away? I don't know anything about the timeline for productions like this, just wondering when we will know more. Guess I'm used to movies, everything being announced months in advance.

**Posted by Whisky** January 22, 2014 6:15 am

Ah, I've found the thread
I'd love to go as well, also not alone, preferably... I'd also love some kind of meetup - especially as the forum people I *have* met so far were really nice
how do you actually prebook tickets? I always just got my tickets for a West End theatre on the very evening of the show, but apparently that's not the only way to get them?

**Posted by besleybean** January 22, 2014 6:49 am

I'm hoping it's still on when I'm in London in October. Soon as I hear the dates, I'll ask one of my London pals to book for me,
I think they tend to book on line,.

**Posted by clareiow** May 23, 2014 7:28 pm

Hamlet news!!!

Barbican red members (£100 a year) can buy tickets from 10am August 1.
Barbican orange members (£40 a year) can buy tickets from 10am August 4.
General sale August 11 (my birthday!!)

You can buy a maximum of six tickets for the entire run.

Exciting times!!!!

**Posted by besleybean** May 23, 2014 7:29 pm

Here's hoping we all get!

**Posted by Zatoichi** May 23, 2014 7:54 pm

Oh, oh, oh..

There´ll probably be no tickets left on August 11?

**Posted by besleybean** May 23, 2014 7:58 pm

Well we're all hoping there will be...

**Posted by Zatoichi** May 23, 2014 8:15 pm

I´m thinking about getting a membership, but I´m not sure yet..

**Posted by besleybean** May 23, 2014 8:18 pm

I'm not splashing out...I'll take my chances with the mob!

**Posted by Tinks** May 24, 2014 8:12 am

I'm undecided - I can't see ALL of the tickets being sold out on the priority days so I might take my chances and wait, too.
Then again, I'll be kicking myself if I don't get one!

**Posted by besleybean** May 24, 2014 8:15 am

I'll be disappointed, but I'll live with it!

**Posted by This Is The Phantom Lady** May 25, 2014 3:52 pm

I'll cross my fingers we all get tickets!

I'm so blessed to finally have some cash to spend as well!

**Posted by SusiGo** July 7, 2014 7:01 am

Here is an article about Es Devlin, the production designer of this production. Two short mentions of "Hamlet" and lots of interesting information about her style. I am getting more and more excited.

http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/features/matthew-sweet/profile-es-devlin?page=full

**Posted by SolarSystem** July 7, 2014 7:28 am

It's going to be a Gesamtkunstwerk, of that we can be sure, I'd say.

**Posted by SusiGo** July 7, 2014 8:05 am

Yes. And I love that he is going to work with such immensely talented women like Lyndsey Turner and Es Devlin.

**Posted by SolarSystem** July 7, 2014 8:31 am

Devlin's projects sound really amazing. The fact that she's doing so many different things and thereby certainly gets all kinds of input... awesome.

**Posted by Titania** July 7, 2014 11:13 am

SolarSystem wrote:
It's going to be a Gesamtkunstwerk, of that we can be sure, I'd say.

Gesamtkunstwerk,?????? coud you translate this word in english please (my 6 years of german training in school left me only with the basic )
Anyway, I can't wait to see BC on stage

**Posted by gently69** July 7, 2014 11:37 am

The word Gesamtkunstwerk is also mentioned in the article.
It means something like a total work of art.

Last edited by gently69 (July 7, 2014 11:50 am)

**Posted by Titania** July 7, 2014 6:15 pm

Thank you to have enlighten my lazy self (i didn't have read the article yet ^^ )