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Sherlock Holmes and the American Problem

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 6m

R. Hamilton Wright

In this new Sherlock Holmes adventure, the brilliant detective takes on a case as Annie Oakley’s traveling show comes to London and earthquakes and murders are on the rise.

Sherlock Holmes and the American Problem

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

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Summary
London. 1887. Queen Victoria's Jubilee. Buffalo Bill's Wild West is the hottest ticket in town and its star, Miss Annie Oakley, travels to Baker Street to ask Sherlock Holmes to find her missing brother. What ensues is a tale of international intrigue, multiple murders and a war for supremacy over the London underworld.
History
4/22-5/22/16 - Seattle Rep, Seattle, WA
9/28-11/11/16 - Barter Theater, Abingdon, VA
5/15-6/16/18 - Vertigo Theatre, Calgary, AB
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Performing Groups
  • Time Period Victorian (British and American)
  • Setting London. June 1887.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Stage Combat
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Gun Shots

Media

“Slick, classy... great fun!” – Calgary Herald

“This show... has it all... Plenty of good jokes in this show both verbal and physical, some bordering on delightful slapstick, but who doesn’t need a good belly laugh these days?” – Bristol Herald Courier

“Slick, classy... it's great fun... This is not the kind of Holmes and Watson thriller where the audience is expected to try to unravel a mystery. There is no way audience members will stumble on the real crime any faster than Sherlock explains it.” – Calgary Herald

“Wright’s world-premiere play Sherlock Holmes and the American Problem pairs the inimitable Baker Street sleuth with an intrinsically American celebrity: Annie Oakley, sharpshooter star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show... a nifty faux-historical wrinkle.” – The Seattle Times

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Authors

R. Hamilton Wright

R. Hamilton Wright
R. Hamilton Wright has been a professional actor for over thirty-five years and in that time he has appeared in over 130 productions. With David Pichette, he wrote the stage-adaptation of James M. Cain’s Double Indemnity which had its world premiere at ACT Theatre in Seattle ...
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