SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL CURTAIN HEADS TO
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Tuesday 8 – Saturday 12 May 2018
The mystery is solved! Sherlock Holmes returns in a thrilling new
production starring Robert Powell and Liza Goddard and playing at Newcastle
Theatre Royal in May.
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This is a new Sherlock Holmes storyline by Simon Reade inspired by
Arthur Conan-Doyle’s classic detective series and remains faithful to Conan
Doyle’s characters.
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As Conan-Doyle’s Holmes was famously brought back to life - by popular
demand - after his fatal cliff-edge showdown with arch-nemesis Moriarty in his
story ‘The Adventure of the Final Problem’, Simon Reade brings us The Final Curtain where Sherlock is
tempted out of a comfortable retirement for another adventure.
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Living on the South Coast, Holmes enjoys a more sedate life, keeping
bees, occasionally casting his fly fishing rod, and turning his attention to
his Stradivarius when his rheumatism allows. Now older and less agile, Holmes
is preoccupied with feelings he may have lost his touch, causing paranoia that
he has now become easy prey for his enemies, of which has had many over his
time. The seed of suspicion and doubt grows in his mind that his most famous
rival, Moriarty, may not have died at the Reichenbach Falls after all.
To draw Holmes out of his mounting feelings of obsolescence, Mary Watson
(the wife of his former associate, John Watson) tracks down the reclusive
detective to help her get to the bottom of a mystery very close to home. Mary
and John Watson’s long dead son, James, was seen through the window of 221B
Baker Street – apparently alive and well. Determined to solve this mystery,
Sherlock is spurred into action to solve this mysterious case, and at the same
time, to confront his own demons.
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Chilling, gripping and filled with unforeseen twists and revelations,
this world premiere production has been commissioned by Theatre Royal Bath from
award-winning dramatist Simon Reade, previously Literary Manager at the Royal
Shakespeare Company and reunites the dream team of Robert Powell and Liza
Goddard following huge acclaim for their performances in Single Spies and Relatively
Speaking.
Robert Powell received
multiple awards and a BAFTA nomination for his portrayal of Jesus in Franco
Zefferelli’s Jesus of Nazareth. His
extensive stage performances include Jeffrey
Bernard is Unwell and King Charles
III.
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| Photo: Nobby Clark-Reh |
Liza Goddard is one of the UK’s favourite actresses who is perhaps best
known for her television roles in Doctor
Who and Bergerac. Stage credits
include Life of Riley, Communicating Doors, Season’s Greetings, Life and Beth and If I Were You.
They are joined by Roy Sampson, Timothy Kightley, Anna O’Grady, Lewis
Collier, Daniel Cech-Lucas, Peter Cadden, Peter Yapp and Louise Templeton.
The production is directed by David Grindley, designed by Jonathan
Fensom, Lighting is by Jason Taylor and Sound by Gregory Clarke.
Tickets:
Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain plays at Newcastle Theatre Royal from
Tuesday 8 – Saturday 12 May 2018 playing evenings at 7.30pm and matinees 2pm
(Thu) and 2.30pm (Sat). Tickets priced
from £14.50 can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk
or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 08448 11 21 21 (calls cost 7ppm plus your phone company’s access charge).
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