Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Overview

Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be.

 

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Details

  • Genre: Farce, Adaptation (Literature), Mystery/Thriller, Period
  • Time Period: Victorian (British and American)
  • Cast Attributes: Ensemble Cast, Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible), Flexible Cast Size, Multicultural Casting, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
  • Target Audience: Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Ken Ludwig

Ken Ludwig has had six productions on Broadway and eight in London’s West End. His 34 plays and musicals are staged around the world and throughout the United States every night of the year.

His first play, Lend Me a Tenor, won two Tony Awards and was called “one of the classi ...

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