Cheerfully desecrating the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An irreverent, darkly comic, modern take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth and sidekick, this fast-paced romp re-examines the world’s most famous detective story with an exciting twist. Oddball female roommates Sherlock Holmes & Joan Watson join forces to emerge from pandemic fog as a deeply codependent, quasi-dysfunctional Odd Couple adventure duo—solving mysteries and kicking butts, until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers.
WHY SEE THIS SHOW: Holmes. Watson. In the hands of Kate Hamill who wrote our megahit PRIDE & PREJUDICE.
Laugh out loud funny, incredibly clever, inherently theatrical, and a delight from start to finish it’s a perfect start to our 51st season. Classic Hamill smashing of tropes (you saw and loved PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and SENSE AND SENSIBILITY), but this time we have a mystery set in today’s world. Keeping the same joyful antics and clever character-doubling like her previous shows that you’ve seen and loved, this show is always surprising and delightful. It will be a welcome distraction from election overload.
WHO SHOULD SEE THIS SHOW: If you liked PRIDE & PREJUDICE or THE 39 STEPS, you’ll love MS. HOLMES AND MS. WATSON, APT. 2B.
RUN TIME: 2 hrs 20 mins including the 15 minute intermission.
