Benedict Cumberbatch fans queue for tickets to see Hamlet 20 hours before the box office opens
The show sold out in minutes but the Barbican is to make 30 tickets available each day at £10 each
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Your support makes all the difference.Fans of Benedict Cumberbatch started queuing for tickets to see their hero as Hamlet almost 20 hours before the box office opens and releases more tickets early on 5 August.
Two young women – who gave their names as Giorgia and Chiara – arrived at the Barbican Centre in London at 3pm on 4 August ahead of the advance box office opening at 10.30am.
The production, which runs for 12 weeks, is expected to attract legions of fans of the 39-year-old actor. It sold out in minutes but the Barbican is to make 30 tickets available each day at £10 each. The first preview starts at 7.15pm.
The Barbican posted a sign on the door stating that Cumberbatch would not be signing autographs before or after performances of Hamlet.
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