Holmes, Sherlock, and The Consulting Detective
Characters
The play can be performed with as few as 12 actors with intentional doubling. Alternatively, the play can be produced with as many as 25 actors playing unique roles and an ensemble of non-speaking roles.
Adapted from “A Scandal in Bohemia”
SHERLOCK - hawk-faced detective sporting a bowler hat & cloak
WATSON - a former army doctor, Sherlock's right-hand-man
COUNT VON KRAMM/KING WILHELM - an arresting Bohemian aristocrat
IRENE ADLER - a captivating American opera singer
GODFREY NORTON - a handsome London lawyer
INSPECTOR LESTRADE - the bulldog of Scotland Yard
ROB, THE RUFFIAN
BAZ, THE BRUTE
BEN, THE BOBBY
PETE, THE POLICEMAN
Adapted from “The Red-headed League”
HOLMES - a slightly older, pudgier version of the super sleuth, he sports a top hat
DARREN, THE DOCTOR - resembles Dr. John Watson; academic and timid
JABEZ WILSON - red-headed older gentleman; simple & straight forward
ALISTAIR MERRYWEATHER - an even older gentleman; a bank president
VINCENT SPAULDING - a sharp young man with big ideas
JOHN CLAY - a dangerous criminal
Adapted from “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches”
THE CONSULTING DETECTIVE - a slightly more dramatic version of the iconic detective wearing a deer stalker hat
CLARA HUGGINS - a middle aged lady's maid
VIOLET HUNTER - a lovely young woman with chestnut hair
JEPHRO RUCASTLE - a wild-looking man with a mustache
HOLMES, SHERLOCK, AND THE CONSULTING DETECTIVE
by Jonathan Josephson
A mash-up of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s delightful “A Scandal in Bohemia,” “The Red-Headed League,” and “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.
World Premiere at the Los Angeles Arboretum
EXTENDED through July 2, 2017
"Could well be the best theatre you'll see this summer!" - Broadwayworld
The games are afoot! Audiences will follow 25 characters through a literary labyrinth of mysterious clues and misdirection in a story that features Sherlockian mainstays, new characters, and a host of theatrical surprises! Inspired by three classic stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes, Sherlock and The Consulting Detective will delight newbies to the mystery genre as well as Sherlock Holmes super-fans.
