With Benedict Cumberbatch devotees flocking to London to catch him in Hamlet, we've taken a look at the biggest, barmiest fandoms on the internet
By Eleanor Steafel2:48PM BST 06 Aug 2015
The streets of London were awash last night, not just with angry commuters battling to beat the tube strike home, but with a particular breed of teenage girl. That's right, the Cumberbitches were in town. For their leader and one true love was making his debut as Hamlet and they weren't going to miss it.
Fans had been camping out all week in a bid to get their hands on a ticket or at least catch a glimpse of their hero, who last night gave his first preview performance as the Dane at the Barbican.
No ordinary Shakespeare production - when tickets went on sale in August last year it became the fastest selling show in London theatre history, with all 100,000 selling out in minutes - the audience last night was made up not just of Shakespeare nuts but was peppered with members of arguably the most hardcore fandom in the world.
Fan site Cumberbatchweb has recently dedicated its Twitter feed to promoting the resale of tickets - many of which are going on ebay for upwards of £1,500.
And devotees from around the world will be flocking to the theatre all week to see the star.
Yi Shan Chen, 35, travelled more than 6,000 miles from Taiwan to see the play because of her infatuation with Cumberbatch.
She said on Wednesday: "He's a special actor. I came to England on July 21 and visited Edinburgh and York but this trip was always about coming to London to see this play and him."
Ms Shan Chen added: "It's hard to describe why I like him so much. When you see him act, you see his emotion, the audience can really see that."
But Cumberbatch - who once said of his name: "It sounds like a fart in a bath, doesn't it?" - isn't the only celebrity to benefit from the ever-growing, eternally bonkers and slightly scary world of fandoms.
So in the battle of the fandoms, which star reigns supreme?
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