It opened to the press on the hottest night of the year, but raised temperatures didn’t dampen critics’ enthusiasm for Sherlock Holmes and The Invisible Thing, which brings Holmes home to Marylebone for a limited season. We’ve rounded up selected review highlights below. Time get booking!
Take Note Theatre presents its brand-new production of Sherlock Holmes and The Invisible Thing at Rudolf Steiner Theatre, a stone’s throw from Holmes’ 221B Baker Street, for a limited season to 18 August 2019.
Stephen Chance dons the deer cap, for his third time playing Sherlock Holmes, opposite Philip Mansfield as Dr Watson in a five-strong cast that also features Doug Cooper, Imogen Smith and Vanessa-Faye Stanley.
Holmes and Watson are called to investigate a murder seemingly committed by an invisible perpetrator. As they probe into the mysterious lakeside drowning, something startling emerges…
A perplexed Inspector Peacock summons Holmes and Watson to the home of Miss Lucy Grendle, the daughter of the late Alfred Grendle – a man with a shadowy past. Miss Lucy Grendle has a problem with vodka (and Sherlock Holmes). The last time their paths crossed, it did not end well. Tension is in the air, and it’s not just because an Invisible Thing is prowling the house.
This original Holmes mystery is written by Greg Freeman, in the style of Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by David Phipps-Davis, Sherlock Holmes and The Invisible Thing was originally performed in 2016 at the Tabard Theatre in Chiswick, south London, and has been revised and restaged for the current run.
Review highlights
Elizaveta Kolesnikova: “There is a special charm in watching a play about Sherlock Holmes a few steps away from his legendary house on Baker Street… A well-humoured, quintessentially British and enjoyable show for the whole family.”
Keiley Archer: “The mystery keeps the audience guessing until the very end, which involves a surprising twist on the crime… Stephen Chance embodies Holmes perfectly… It is definitely a must-see, particularly for fans of Sherlock and whodunnit mysteries.”
Nick Wayne: “The play stays true to the original characters and has a strikingly modern feel in its headstrong leading lady, Miss Grendle, concerned about being an invisible woman… Director David Phipps-Davis keeps the pace up, the comedy rippling throughout and ensures plenty of surprises.”
Fiona Doyle: “A thoroughly enjoyable experience…. [with] a whimsical quality to it… The play also addresses many important social questions around ‘modern’ slavery and women’s emancipation, access to education and ethics that are relevant to us today.”
Ellie Farrow: “I can say with clear clarity that I am a Sherlock Holmes fan. I find that every Holmes mystery has an energy and, like with every good mystery, I am captivated… The atmosphere and set were flawless – hats off to the creative team.”
Cristiana Ferrauti: “A funny take on the traditional whodunit stories… Philip Mansfield is wonderful in his role [as Dr Watson], from the dramatic movements to the calibrated pauses.”
Sherlock Holmes and The Invisible Thing runs from 17 July to 18 August 2019 at the Rudolf Steiner Theatre, 35 Park Road, Marylebone, London NW1 6XT, with performances Tuesdays to Saturdays at 7.30pm, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 3pm. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE!
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