The Crucifer of Blood (play 1979 with Keith Michell)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
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The Crucifer of Blood is a British play, written and directed by Paul Giovanni, performed at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket (London, UK) from 15 march 1979 to 1 march 1980 (397 performances), starring Keith Michell as Sherlock Holmes and Denis Lill as Dr. Watson. From 10 september 1979, the cast changed and the two main roles were Gerald Harper as Sherlock Holmes and David Horovitch as Dr. Watson.
The play is an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novel: The Sign of Four (1890).
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Sherlock Holmes (Keith Michell)
Sherlock Holmes (Gerald Harper) and Irene St. Claire (Kate O'Mara)
Cast
15 march - 9 september 1979
- Sherlock Holmes : Keith Michell
- John Watson : Denis Lill
- Irene St. Claire : Susan Hampshire
- Major Alistair Ross : John Quentin
- Captain Neville St. Claire : Gary Raymond
- Jonathan Small : Nicholas Day
- Durga Dass (A Hindu) : John Cater
- Wali Dad (An Afghan) : Billy McColl
- Mohammed Singh (A Mohammedan) : Geoffrey Snell
- Birdy Johnson : Billy McColl
- Tonga : Reis Etan
- Inspector Lestrade : John Cater
- Fung Tching (A Chinaman) : Klim Leh T'Chei
- Hopkins (A Policeman) : James Curran
- Mordecai Smith (A Sailor) : Geoffrey Snell
10 september 1979 - 1 march 1980
- Sherlock Holmes : Gerald Harper
- John Watson : David Horovitch
- Irene St. Claire : Kate O'Mara
- Major Alistair Ross : Frank Barrie
- Captain Neville St. Claire : Gary Raymond
- Jonathan Small : Nicholas Day
- Durga Dass (A Hindu) : Derek Royle
- Wali Dad (An Afghan) : Paul Cooper
- Mohammed Singh (A Mohammedan) : Geoffrey Snell
- Birdy Johnson : Paul Cooper
- Tonga : Reis Etan
- Inspector Lestrade : Derek Royle
- Fung Tching (A Chinaman) : Pearl H. R. Grade
- Hopkins (A Policeman) : Richard Linfield
- Mordecai Smith (A Sailor) : Geoffrey Snell
Crew
- Director : Paul Giovanni
- Playwright : Paul Giovanni
- Scenery Design : John Wulp
- Scenery Supervisor : Lynn Pecktal
- Costumes : Judith Bland
- Lightning : David Hersey, Mark Pritchard
- Sound: Bran Ferren
- Special Effects : Bran Ferren
Scenes
- Scene 1 : The Red Fort at Agra, India, 1857.
- Scene 2 : 221b Baker-street, thirty years later.
- Scene 3 : Part 1 : Pondicherry Lodge at Maidenhead, the same day.
- Scene 3 : Part 2 : The same two hours later.
- Interval of 15 minutes
- Scene 4 : The gate of a Hundred Sorrows, an opium den, the following night.
- Scene 5 : On the River Thames, later that night.
- Scene 6 : 221b Baker-street, dawn of the next morning.
