Sherlock Holmes On Stage
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Author | : Amnon Kabatchnik |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2008-06-10 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1461707226 |
One of the world's most well known fictional characters, Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887. The detective was featured in four novels and 56 short stories written by his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Within a decade of his creation Sherlock Holmes made his theatrical debut, first in a couple of obscure productions and soon in the celebrated play adapted by and starring William Gillette. Through the 20th century and beyond, the fictional detective featured in dozens of plays, not to mention radio programs, films, and television shows. In Sherlock Holmes on Stage, Amnon Kabatchnik cites the many theatrical appearances of the great detective since his debut in a one-act musical satire in November 1893. Divided into three sections, this book focuses on plays written or cowritten by Conan Doyle, one-act productions, and plays written by other authors—either adaptations of the novels and stories or original works. Within these sections, each entry is arranged in chronological order and provides a plot synopsis, production details, and other unique features. Some entries identify principal actors and provide biographical sketches of the playwrights, as well as those actors who made a lasting impression as the fictional sleuth. The book also includes several appendixes that focus on special productions, plays that feature variations of the Holmes character, and a list of acting editions.
Author | : Alexandra Kitty |
Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 2020-08-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1787055876 |
Sherlock Holmes has been a beloved character from his first story, and his mystique endures to the modern age in print, on screen - but he has had a long life in the theatre as well. Where did it begin? What are the themes, stories, and characterizations that make his stage presence unique and just as enduring? Follow his trail on the stage as author Alexandra Kitty curates his fascinating theatrical world throughout the decades: from unlikely Off-Broadway musicals to lauded slapstick comedies, to more traditional and gripping portrayals of his iconic stories and new incarnations. How does the world’s greatest detective fare in the theatre? The results are always shocking, but never disappointing.
Author | : Benjamin Poore |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2017-08-24 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1137469633 |
This book investigates the development of Sherlock Holmes adaptations in British theatre since the turn of the millennium. Sherlock Holmes has become a cultural phenomenon all over again in the twenty-first century, as a result of the television series Sherlock and Elementary, and films like Mr Holmes and the Guy Ritchie franchise starring Robert Downey Jr. In the light of these new interpretations, British theatre has produced timely and topical responses to developments in the screen Sherlocks’ stories. Moreover, stage Sherlocks of the last three decades have often anticipated the knowing, metafictional tropes employed by screen adaptations. This study traces the recent history of Sherlock Holmes in the theatre, about which very little has been written for an academic readership. It argues that the world of Sherlock Holmes is conveyed in theatre by a variety of games that activate new modes of audience engagement.
Author | : Arthur Conan Doyle |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2015-08-03 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781515288183 |
Reproductions of the classic Sherlock Holmes stage plays, The Speckled Band and Sherlock Holmes, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette. These plays offer a fascinating insight into an early and often forgotten chapter of the Sherlock Holmes legacy.
Author | : Doyle A.C. |
Publisher | : Рипол Классик |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 5521071822 |
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. “Sherlock Holmes: A Drama in Four Acts” is a four-act play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, based on several stories about the world-famous detective.
Author | : Arthur Conan Doyle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 58 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Victor Darlay |
Publisher | : Hollywood Comics |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2005-03-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781932983166 |
After the episode at Reichenbach Falls, Watson is closing the apartment at 221b. He is surprised by the appearance of Irene Adler, who reveals a dark side of Holmes that Watson never knew.
Author | : Steven Dietz |
Publisher | : Dramatists Play Service, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780822221586 |
THE STORY: The world's greatest detective has seemingly reached the end of his remarkable career when a case presents itself that is too tempting to ignore: The King of Bohemia is about to be blackmailed by a notorious photograph, and the woman at the hea
Author | : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2012-12-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1291264213 |
Sherlock Holmes takes to the stage in four entertaining play scripts written between 1899 and 1921 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette. Even though Sherlock Holmes had fallen to his supposed death at the culmination of 'The Final Problem' in December 1893, it proved very difficult to keep the great detective down as this collection of theatrical play scripts proves. Presented are: SHERLOCK HOLMES - A DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS (1899, by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle); THE PAINFUL PREDICAMENT OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (1905, attributed to William Gillette); THE SPECKLED BAND - AN ADVENTURE OF MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES (1910, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) and THE CROWN DIAMOND - AN EVENING WITH SHERLOCK HOLMES (1921, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle). This collection also contains an introduction written by Paul Stuart Hayes, the author of REQUIEM FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES, which sets the scene for Sherlock Holmes' stage debut and focuses on each of the four productions presented in this volume.
Author | : William Gillette |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-11-20 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781467949613 |
Sherlock Holmes premiered at the Star Theatre in Buffalo in 1899 after a copyright performance in England. It then toured Rochester and Syracuse, and Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania before playing at Broadway's Garrick Theater in November of 1899. Gillette's most significant contributions to the theater were in devising realistic stage settings and special sound and lighting effects, which he applied lavishly in Sherlock Holmes. The play was an instant success and, after Broadway, toured nationally, returned to England where it had started, and was produced in other Countries such as Australia, Sweden, and South Africa.