Sherlock Holmes (play 1976 with Alan Rickman)

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Sherlock Holmes (Birmingham Rep bill 1976)

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


Reviews

  • Birmingham Post (October 29, 1976) (Celia Hall); (November 5, 1976) (Anthony Everitt)
  • Coventry Evening Telegraph (November 5, 1976) (David Isaacs)