Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty (play 2025-2026)
Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt for Moriarty is a British play, written and directed by Nick Lane, performed at the Theatre Royal Winchester (Winchester, UK) from 4 to 6 september 2025 then toured in the UK (see performances), starring Mark Knightley as Sherlock Holmes and Ben Owora as Dr. Watson.
London, 1901. As the British Empire wages war in the name of a Queen whose health is failing, a series of mysterious events reveals a crack in the high corridors of power. A crack that threatens to destabilise monarchy, government and Empire. And at its centre, controlling the flow of information and influence, a shadowy figure plans a final deadly move. Drawn into the game and unsure who to trust, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves confronting figures from their past in a desperate race against time, aware that the most powerful person in the world could be in the pocket of one of the most corrupt. But just how much is Holmes willing to sacrifice as he faces 'checkmate'?
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Cast
- Sherlock Holmes : Mark Knightley
- Dr John Watson : Ben Owora
- Mrs Hudson / Irene Adler : Pippa Caddick
- Inspector Lestrade / Professor Moriarty : Gavin Molloy
- Sir James DeWilde : Robbie Capaldi
- Mycroft Holmes : Eliot Giuralarocca
- Covers : Blake Kubena, Laura Hannawin
Crew
- Playwright : Nick Lane
- Director : Nick Lane
- Composer : Tristan Parkes
- Fight Director : Rob Myles
- Set Designer : Victoria Spearing
- Costume Designer : Madeleine Edis
- Lighting Designer : Oliver Welsh
- Projection Designer : Mark Hooper
- Education Advisor : Ben Mitchell
- Company Stage Manager : Jay Hirst
- Assistant Stage Manager : Duncan Bruce
- Producer : Adrian McDougall
Performances
2025
- 4-6 september : Theatre Royal (Winchester, UK)
- 9-13 september : New Wolsey (Ipswich, UK)
- 16-20 september : Queen's Theatre (Hornchurch, UK)
- 23-24 september : Northern Stage (Newcastle, UK)
- 25-27 september : Billingham Forum (Billingham, UK)
- 30 september - 4 october : Theatre Royal (Bury St Edmunds, UK)
- 6-8 october : Norwich Playhouse (Norwich, UK)
- 10-11 october : Hemsted Park (Cranbrook, UK)
- 14-18 october : Devonshire Park Theatre (Eastbourne, UK)
- 23-25 october : Wilde Theatre (Bracknell, UK)
- 28 october - 1 november : Theatre Royal (Windsor, UK)
- 5-8 november : Shakespeare North Playhouse (Prescot, UK)
- 18-22 november : Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (Guildford, UK)
- 25-29 november : Haymarket (Basingstoke, UK)
2026
- 13-17 january : Festival Theatre (Malvern, UK)
- 20-24 january : Everyman Theatre (Cheltenham, UK)
- 27-28 january : Corn Exchange (Newbury, UK)
- 29-31 january : MAST Studios (Southampton, UK)
- 4-6 february : Connaught Theatre (Worthing, UK)
- 10-12 february : Leeds Playhouse (Leeds, UK)
- 14 february : Artsdepot (Finchley, UK)
- 26-28 february : Stephen Joseph Theatre (Scarborough, UK)
- 3-7 march : Theatr Clwyd (Mold, UK)
- 10-14 march : The Dukes (Lancaster, UK)
- 17-18 march : CAST (Doncaster, UK)
- 19-20 march : Middlesbrough Theatre (Middlesbrough, UK)
- 23-24 march : New Theatre Royal (Lincoln, UK)
- 26-28 march : Floral Pavilion (New Brighton, UK)
- 1-4 april : Bolton Octagon (Bolton, UK)
- 14-15 april : The Atkinson (Southport, UK)
- 16-18 april : Grand Theatre (Blackpool, UK)
- 21-25 april : Mercury Theatre (Colchester, UK)
- 29 april - 2 may : Harrogate Theatre (Harrogate, UK)
- 5-9 may : Derby Theatre (Derby, UK)
- 11-12 may : Theatre Royal (Wakefield, UK)
- 14-15 may : Corby Cube (Corby, UK)
- 18-19 may : Loughborough Town Hall (Loughborough, UK)
- 21-23 may : Northcott Theatre (Exeter, UK)
