Shakespeare's tragedy, which will play London's Barbican theatre, will begin performances Aug. 5 and continue through Oct. 31. Lyndsey Turner will direct.
An Olivier Award winner and Oscar nominee ("The Imitation Game"), Cumberbatch's stage credits include the National Theatre's 2011 production of Frankenstein and 50 Years on Stage. He co-stars with Judi Dench in another Shakespeare play, Richard III, to be broadcast on BBC2 this year.