Benedict attended the opening of this year’s Charleston Festival in East Sussex, UK, where he performed The Waste Land, poem by T. S. Elliot. He was accompanied by Britten Sinfonia and soprano Anna Dennis.
Check out below some photos and videos from his appearance:
Benedict Cumberbatch performing T.S. Elliott's The Wasteland for the Charleston Festival opening https://t.co/8qH5LRwLLe pic.twitter.com/A7hX9seZCr
— Benedict Cumberbatch Central | Fansite (@cumberbatchcom) May 19, 2022
Hello Sir 💕 pic.twitter.com/JK9XTeV3n9
— Geraldine Carr (@GeriCarr) May 19, 2022
When the performance was over I took one! What a special treat ❤️ pic.twitter.com/4Jg8HlTVxx
— Geraldine Carr (@GeriCarr) May 19, 2022
💥Thrilled to be kicking things off with a unique, one-off performance of T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land’ with @BrittenSinfonia, #BenedictCumberbatch & #AnnaDennis!
— The Charleston Trust (@CharlestonTrust) May 19, 2022
What a way to start #CharlestonFestival 2022 👏
There’s plenty more to come 👉 https://t.co/Rviq600OH8 pic.twitter.com/voEaurGFZg
A fascinating, rare performance of Anthony Burgess’s setting of The Wasteland in the gorgeous surroundings of @CHSLitFest with Benedict Cumberbatch @BrittenSinfonia @JamsColeman Anna Dennis @ndanielmusic Thank you @eliotfoundation pic.twitter.com/a6ZSGS3uCF
— Meurig Bowen (@MeurigB) May 19, 2022
I got to take a picture with #BenedictCumberbatch today and he wished me best of luck for my acting studies in Berlin. That’s gonna get me through it – May we see each other on a set one day again, Ben 😭🥹❤️ pic.twitter.com/HFOOH0bvFr
— Nadja – Gamerin, Nerd & Streamerin 🐳 (@xnadzika) May 19, 2022
A joy to be performing with Benedict Cumberbatch today, his voice is a flexible and beautiful as a Strad cello. And then there was a photo op later…. So happy to meet @ArmisteadMaupin and see these two talking 👼🏻👼🏻 pic.twitter.com/9z0WZkjwLL
— Nicholas Daniel OBE 🇺🇦🏳️⚧️ (@ndanielmusic) May 19, 2022
Beautiful Benedict ❤️thanks @leeannrvn for the pics ❤️🥰 pic.twitter.com/rdgofjjS1o
— CumberMorningFord 😈 Harrison Ford has seen my dog (@Tania221666) May 19, 2022
Benedict with a fan at the #CharlestonFestival today 🥰 (https://t.co/KRySlA75vY) pic.twitter.com/QWoo1eCDwT
— thelostsmiles | Phil Burbank’s scarf (@SmilingBenedict) May 19, 2022
Can we please talk about this? I didn’t know what to say and blurred it out and he was so friendly and cheerful. God, I really hope to work with #BenedictCumberbatch one day 😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/Vguirk50ve
— Nadja – Gamerin, Nerd & Streamerin 🐳 (@xnadzika) May 19, 2022
More #BenedictCumberbatch for the #Cumbercollective 🥹❤️ Feel free to retweet and share – just don’t forget to credit ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ZQ3eLccQ7Q
— Nadja – Gamerin, Nerd & Streamerin 🐳 (@xnadzika) May 19, 2022
Hello there, Sir 😭🙌🏼🥹 #BenedictCumberbatch pic.twitter.com/QFiC8ZlkOx
— Nadja – Gamerin, Nerd & Streamerin 🐳 (@xnadzika) May 19, 2022
Felt privileged to see The Waste Land today at the very beautiful @CharlestonTrust – such a chilled event, lovely staff, beautiful setting, fantastic friends and the fabulous #BenedictCumberbatch (photos only taken at standing ovation, not during performance). Happy Days ❤️ pic.twitter.com/bJLqPmMOtW
— Leeann Burton (@leeannrvn) May 19, 2022
