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''Sherlock Holmes: The Musical'' is a 2-act British musical play, written by [[Leslie Bricusse]] and directed by [[George Roman]], performed at the ''Northcott Theatre'' (Exeter, UK) from 22 october 1988 (five weeks) and at ''Cambridge Theatre'' (London, UK) from 24 april 1989 to 8 july 1989, starring [[Ron Moody]] as [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Derek Waring]] as [[Dr. Watson]].<br />
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In april 2013 Leslie Bricusse worked with the ''Morphic Graffiti theatre company'' to revise and revamp the show and was renamed [[The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes! (play 2013)|The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes!]] including some new material never previously performed.<br />
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See the [[Sherlock Holmes: The Musical|list]] of adaptation of this play.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* '''Sherlock Holmes''' : [[Ron Moody]]<br />
* '''Dr. Watson''' : [[Derek Waring]]<br />
* '''Bella Spellgrove''' : [[Liz Robertson]]<br />
* '''Mrs. Moriarty''' : [[Eileen Battye]]<br />
* '''Inspector Lestrade''' : [[Roger Llewellyn]]<br />
* '''Mrs. Hudson''' : [[Julia Sutton]]<br />
* '''Boffy Martingdale''' : [[Colin Bennett]]<br />
* '''Duchess of Monmouth''' : [[Elena Ferrari]]<br />
* '''Sir Jevons Jarndyce''' : [[Lewis Barber]]<br />
* '''Professor Moriarty''' : [[Terry Williams]]<br />
* '''Fred Wiggins''' : [[James Francis-Johnston]]<br />
* '''Harry Mossop''' : [[Derek Cullen]]<br />
* '''Potatoes Clark''' : [[Jamie Hinde]]<br />
* '''Billy Higgins''' : [[Luke Hope]]<br />
* '''Lofty Daniel''' : [[Paul Loxton]]<br />
* '''Mick O'Reilly''' : [[Stephen Matthews]]<br />
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== Crew ==<br />
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* '''Director''' : [[George Roman]]<br />
* '''Musical Director''' : [[Cyril Ornadel]]<br />
* '''Playwright (music & lyrics)''' : [[Leslie Bricusse]]<br />
* '''Set Design''' : Sean Cavannagh<br />
* '''Costumes''' : Anthony Mendleson<br />
* '''Musical Supervisor''' : Ian Fraser<br />
* '''Choreography''' : Christine Cartwright<br />
* '''Lighting''' : Mark Henderson<br />
* '''Sound Design''' : Andy Pink<br />
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== Acts ==<br />
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'''Act I'''<br />
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* Sherlock Holmes "Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Higgins, Irregulars & Company"<br />
* Without Him, There Can Be No Me "Holmes, Watson"<br />
* Anything You Want to Know "Irregulars"<br />
* Look Around You (Revival Cast Only - Robert Powell) "Holmes, Watson, Lestrade"<br />
* London Is London "Wiggins, Mossop, Bella & Company"<br />
* Her Face "Watson"<br />
* Discombobulate<br />
* Men Like You "Holmes, Bella"<br />
* A Lousy Life "Mrs. Hudson"<br />
* I Shall Find Her "Holmes, Bella, Watson, Wiggins, Irregulars & Company"<br />
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'''Act II'''<br />
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* Vendetta "Bella, Mrs. Moriarty"<br />
* Sherlock Holmes (Reprise) "Watson, Mrs Hudson, Wiggins, Irregulars & Company"<br />
* No Reason "Holmes"<br />
* Halcyon Days "Watson, Boffy"<br />
* Without Him, There Can Be No Me (Reprise) "Bella"<br />
* The Lord Abides In London (Revival Cast) "Bella, Salvation Army, Irregulars"<br />
* Down the Apples 'n' Pears "Costermonger, Bella & Company"<br />
* We Shall Find Her "Men"<br />
* My Incomparable Best (Revival Cast)<br />
* A Million Years Ago - Or Was It Yesterday? "Bella, Moriarty"<br />
* The Best Of You, The Best Of Me "Holmes, Bella"<br />
* Finale: Sherlock Holmes "Company"<br />
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