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Productions featuring Sherlock Holmes are kind of like “if you build it, they will come.” It’s an undeniable draw, and though you can certainly do it wrong, if you think the Alley Theatre is capable of making that kind of mistake with their current production of Sherlock Holmes and The...
Productions featuring Sherlock Holmes are kind of like “if you build it, they will come.” It’s an undeniable draw, and though you can certainly do it wrong, if you think the Alley Theatre is capable of making that kind of mistake with their current production of, well, either you’re new in town or you haven’t been paying attention.opens with a robbery, before transporting us to 221B Baker Street, where our favorite detective is jonesing for a case.
If you’re a Sherlock fan, then you’ve probably recognized that Forgette’s play draws heavily from “A Scandal in Bohemia,” the first of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlockian short stories. Forgette mixes in real historical figures, giving real-life stage actress Lillie Langtry the Irene Adler role. The additions are clever, with Forgette clearly crafting a crowd-pleaser.
Though Waite, Salazar and Lucas are stellar, the focus on them means one thing: There’s not nearly enough of Orlando Arriaga’s Dr. John Watson. Outside of the flustered – and admittedly amusing – fanboying Arriaga gets to play, as well as a few moments of the stalwart we’re accustomed to seeing, Watson is mostly written out of the story in the second act tending to a patient . It’s particularly disappointing given the flashes Watson Arriaga is able to give us when on stage.
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