Announcement of Benedict Cumberbatch's "Hamlet" performance last year was followed by a roar of approval from fans of the "Sherlock" star.
The fanfare proved to be quite serious when tickets for the Barbican show sold out within minutes of release in January 2015.
With the play about to open this week, loyal followers of the Academy Award-nominated actor from all over the world are flocking to London to see him turn into Shakespeare's Danish prince. Will the Barbican need extra security at the opening night?
"We always ensure we have appropriate security for all our events at the Barbican, and Hamlet is no exception," The Sunday Times reported (via The Guardian) the Barbican theatre as saying.
On the other hand, The Telegraph wrote that the theatre in London's Square Mile will be beefing up security "to cope with the popularity of the actor."
The report further stated that "Cumberb-s," as the group calls themselves, will have to present photographic ID and their credit cards to prove that they indeed bought their tickets for the play.
Those who weren't able to buy tickets online were also lining up very early in the morning to avail of the 30 £10 tickets being released every day.
Unfortunately, fans won't be able to see more of Benedict Cumberbatch aside from the "Hamlet" play itself. The Barbican reportedly emailed ticket holders that the actor "won't be able to sign autographs afterwards, and our staff can't accept deliveries at the stage door or box office."
According to The Telegraph, Naomi Roper, who runs Cumberbatchweb, has been "personally trying to discourage people from camping overnight for the show" but also acknowledged that it's "inevitable that towards the end of the run people will stay overnight to get tickets as their chances of seeing it live decreases."
For those who were able to get a ticket, they can see Benedict Cumberbatch become "Hamlet" starting August 25 until Oct. 31.
