Sherlock Holmes (play 1976 with Alan Rickman)
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Sherlock Holmes is a British play written by William Gillette starring Alan Rickman as Sherlock Holmes and Michael Hugues as Dr. Watson, performed from 4 november to 11 december 1976 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
This is an adaptation of the William Gillette's play : Sherlock Holmes (1899).
Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Alan Rickman
- Dr. Watson : Michael Hugues
- Professor Moriarty : David Suchet
- Madge Larrabee : Ursula Smith
- John Forman : Arthur Cox
- James Larrabee : Peter Gordon
- Terese : Janet Maw
- Sidney Prince : David Foxxe
- Alice Faulkner : Barbara Flynn
- John : James Saxon
- Alfred Bassick : Colin Higgins
- Billy : Bill Pryde
- Jim Craigin : Terry Molloy
- Thomas Leary : Tony McHale
- "Lightfoot" McTague : John Main
- Parsons : Robert Benfield
- Sir Edward Leighton : Philip Garston-Jones
- Count Von Stalburg : James Irwin
- Londoners and others : Robert Benfield, Roy Finn, Tony McHale, John Main, Terry Molloy, Bill Pryde, Elizabeth Revill, Frederick Adcock, Dave Speedy.
Crew
- Director : Peter Farago
- Playwright : William Gillette
- Set Designer : Geoffrey Scott
- Costumes Designer : Priscilla Truett
- Lighting : Robert Ornbo
- Music Composer : Michael Lankester
- Pianist : Geoffrey Turner
Photos
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Alan Rickman (Holmes) & Michael Hugues (Watson)
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David Suchet (Moriarty) & Alan Rickman (Holmes)
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Alan Rickman (Holmes)
Reviews
- Birmingham Post (October 29, 1976) (Celia Hall); (November 5, 1976) (Anthony Everitt)
- Coventry Evening Telegraph (November 5, 1976) (David Isaacs)