Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
- Full Length Play, Farce, Comedy, Mystery/Thriller, Victorian (British and American)
- 4M, 1F
- ISBN: 9780573704192
"The joy in watching [the] witty new play Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery is not in solving the crime but in the plethora of wildly imaginative characters you meet along the way. By dispensing with British formality, Ken Ludwig has given us a play that is ingeniously funny and will keep you guessing until the curtain call."
Broadway World
Description
- Full Length Play
- Farce, Comedy, Mystery/Thriller
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: Victorian (British and American)
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: No Special Cautions
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
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 40 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.
REVIEWS:
"Baskerville is a madcap sendup of what you might hold dear about that Doyle classic, done up in the style of The 39 Steps."
DC Theatre Scene
"The joy in watching [the] witty new play Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery is not in solving the crime but in the plethora of wildly imaginative characters you meet along the way. By dispensing with British formality, Ken Ludwig has given us a play that is ingeniously funny and will keep you guessing until the curtain call."
Broadway World
"Written by Tony-winning playwright Ken Ludwig, the new play turns one of Holmes' most famous mysteries, The Hound of the Baskervilles, on its head. Instead of a heady whodunit, this production is a fast-paced comedy."
Washington City Paper
"With this Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, the chase is on and with much joy... What there is new is a freshness to this particular Holmesian world. There is also plenty of theatrical inventiveness conjured by Director Amanda Dehnert from playwright Ludwig's script."
DC Metro Theatre Arts
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 1F
- Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Non-Traditional casting, Multicultural casting, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
- Casting Notes: 2 actors play Holmes and Watson, while the rest of the cast plays the remaining 40 characters.
JOHN WATSON
ACTOR 1
ACTOR 2
ACTRESS 1
Available Material
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Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Script (Ludwig)
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Get your deerstalker cap on - the play's afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle's classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. |
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