London production of Hamlet, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, to screen live at local theaters
 

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The meteoric rise of actor Benedict Cumberbatch began minutes into the first airing of the BBC's extraordinary series Sherlock, and quickly lead to a passionately devoted and international fan base unmatched by that of any other actor in the current era. Cumberbatch hysteria reached a new peak when it was announced that the actor would star in a stage production of Hamlet at the Barbican Theatre in London's West End for a limited 12-week run (ending on Halloween night), which of course sold out in in record time.?