The Walnut Street Theatre, located
at 825 Walnut Street, is presenting the World Premiere of Sherlock Holmes: The
Great Detective. Adapted from short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the
show can be seen on Walnut Street’s main stage through February 15. Dr. Watson (Bill
Van Horn) and Sherlock Holmes (Harry Smith) lead the audience on a rollicking, side-splitting
laughter-filled adventure across continents in search of the captain of crime Professor
Moriarty (Dan Hodge) and his sister Arabella (Anna Bailey). The writing is excellent;
the play on words throughout is superb. A 10- minute bit of off-hand remarks
about the sandwich family is hysterical. The props are exquisite. A metal train
is assembled on stage and a large screen behind it, simulating a window, has
the vaguest of objects suggesting movements so that it appears the
train is in motion on the stage. Christopher Colucci has prepared extraordinary
sound effects to heighten the mysteries taking place on stage. Act 1 ends in a
cloud of smoke as both Sherlock Holmes and Moriarity disappear. The ending of Act 2 is also clever. This is a
very entertaining play. It is funny, mysterious, and a bit of eye candy. For
tickets or more information, call 215-574-3550, visit online at WalnutStreetTheatre.org
or Ticketmaster.
