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DJ Jon Hopkins to score Cumberbatch's Hamlet
Written by . Published: April 04 2015
British dance star Jon Hopkins has been recruited to score Benedict Cumberbatch's upcoming performance in classic Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet.
The actor will portray the doomed Danish prince on the London stage from August (15) and Hopkins will help to provide the soundtrack for the play.
Announcing the news on Twitter.com on Friday (03Apr15), the Open
Eye Signal hitmaker writes, "Doing the music for Benedict
Cumberbatch's Hamlet at the Barbican this summer".
It is not yet clear if the DJ/producer will pre-record the music or
if he will perform the score live.
The new production of Hamlet will be directed by Lyndsey Turner and
run from 5 August to 31 October (15).