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I’ll name people - cast members - from the film, and you just say the first thing that pops into your mind.

Accurate…ish.

Rehearsal images have been released for Lyndsey Turner’s production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role. Check out the images below (click picture to enlarge). The production opens at the Barbican Theatre on 25th August (previews from 5th August) for a limited run until 31st October 2015. Set design is by Es Devlin with video design by Luke Halls. Hamlet will be broadcast to cinemas around the world on Thursday 15th October 2015 as part of National Theatre Live. Click here to find out details about £10 tickets for Hamlet. The production also stars: They join the previously announced Leo Bill as Horatio, Sian Brooke as Ophelia, Anastasia Hille as Gertrude, Ciarán Hinds as Claudius, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Laertes and Jim Norton as Polonius. Completing the cast are:  Barry Aird (Soldier), Eddie Arnold (Danish Captain, Servant), Nigel Carrington (Servant, Cornelius), Ruairi Conaghan (Player King), Rudi Dharmalingam (Guildenstern), Colin Haigh (Priest, Messenger), Paul Ham (Official), Diveen Henry (Player Queen, Messenger), Karl Johnson (Ghost of Hamlet’s father), Amaka Okafor (Official), Dan Parr (Barnardo), Jan Shepherd (Courtier), Morag Siller (Voltemand), Matthew Steer (Rosencrantz), Sergo Vares (Fortinbras) and Dwane Walcott (Marcellus).

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everyone right now

Sherlock special coming ‘soon-ish’… whatever that means!

@USAinUK: Thrilled to celebrate our national day with a certain Mr Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter. #J4Winfield http://t.co/t6jUDg1Elp

Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter celebrating the 4th of July at the The Serpentine Gallery Summer Party. Duran Duran played some classic tunes too. [x getty]

Tom Hiddleston (for ELLEUK)