The Hound of the Baskervilles

Dates: 29 August – 8 September 2018

Playwrights: Adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Director: Andrew Watson

Synopsis

Doyle’s celebrated 1902 novel has been unleashed on stage by British playwrights, Steven Canny and John Nicholson with hilarious results. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead with the paw prints of a gigantic hound beside his body, the great detective Sherlock Holmes is summoned from Baker Street with Dr John Watson in tow, to unravel the mysteries surrounding his death and investigate the ancient curse of the Hound of the Baskervilles. With three male actors playing every role, nothing is as it seems and you’ll be left breathless with laughter.

Cast: Bruce Cannell, Nick Edwards, Graeme Carruthers