Benedict Cumberbatch is letting theatergoers know exactly how he feels about his country's government response to the Syrian refugee crisis.
After taking his final bow following his performance of "Hamlet" in London's Barbican theater Tuesday, the 39-year-old "Sherlock Hemlock" actor delivered an expletive-laden customary speech, bashing the British government and its politicians over their approach at handling the European refugee crisis.
Cumberbatch is reportedly frustrated with the lack of action that British elected officials are taking on the crisis and took the opportunity to blast the "utter disgrace of the British government" for not helping settle the migration crisis, according to the Daily Mail.
The father-of-one reportedly told the audience, "F--k the politicians."
Cumberbatch has also been asking audience members to donate cash to refugees. An audience member told the Daily Mail that Cumberbatch was very "impassioned" when speaking about the topic.
"He began by reading out a poem called Home by [Somali poet] Warsan Shire," an audience member said. "He then spoke about a friend who had come back from the Greek island of Lesbos a few months ago, where there were 5,000 people arriving a day, and how the [British] government was allowing just 20,000 refugees into the country over the next five years."
The theatergoer continued: "Then, out of nowhere came this 'f--k the politicians' remark. It's not quite what you'd expect when you go for an evening with the Bard, but it got a few cheers."
Cumberbatch told Sky News during the premiere for his new movie "Black Mass" that he wanted to have a meeting with the elected officials.
"I don't think the government is doing enough, I'm glad to say that," he said. "I would like to sit down with Theresa May and really get an idea of how her economic and political model works. There is a huge crisis and not enough is being done.
"We need long-term solutions; yes, we need to get people out of the camps so they don't make a perilous journey; yes, it's a good idea to actually have a specific solution, I suppose, once they arrive here. But to say 20,000 over five years when 5,000 arrive in one day? We've all got to wake up to this."
