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The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes

Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy  /  5w, 11m

Book, Music and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse

In this exciting original musical based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s characters, Holmes and his perennial arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty, face off in a series of cat-and-mouse games.

The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 11m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
What appears at first to be the final confrontation between master detective Sherlock Holmes and his perennial arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty, proves to be more than even Holmes bargained for: he finds himself facing an old-but-new enemy whose determination to outwit and destroy the great detective is even greater than before. The ensuing intellectual cat-and-mouse games between these two larger-than-life figures form the exciting centrepiece of this original musical based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's characters. The production was first produced at the Bristol Old Vic in 1993, starring Robert Powell as Sherlock Holmes and Roy Barraclough as Dr Watson, before embarking on a national tour. (Formerly known as Sherlock Holmes: The Musical.)
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Performing Groups

PROFESSOR MORIARTY
SHERLOCK HOLMES
DR WATSON
BELLA SPELLGROVE
MRS HUDSON
INSPECTOR LESTRADE
MRS MORIARTY

The Baker Street Irregulars
FRED WIGGINS
HARRY MOSSOP
POTATOES CLARK

DR “BOFFY” MARTINGDALE
SIR JEVONS JARNDYCE
DUCHESS OF MONMOUTH
MARIA
PC BOTTOMLEY
PC TOMKINS

POLICEMEN, PETTY THIEVES, DOWN-AND-OUTS, SALVATION ARMY, etc. to be played by the Company

Plus a large ensemble

  • Time Period 1900-1910
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

“An extremely lively... zestful cartoon parody.” – Daily Express
“An extremely lively... zestful cartoon parody.” – Daily Express

Music

Act I

1. “Sherlock Holmes” – Mrs Hudson, Watson, Irregulars
2. “Without Him, There Can Be No Me” – Watson, Holmes
3. “Anything You Want to Know” – Irregulars
За. “Anything You Want to Know (Reprise)” – Irregulars
4. “Look Around You” – Holmes, Watson, Lestrade
5. “London Is London” – Irregulars
5a. “London Is London (Reprise)” – Irregulars
6. “Her Face” – Watson
7. “Men Like You” – Bella, Holmes
8. “A Lousy Life” – Mrs Hudson
9. “I Shall Find Her”– Irregulars, Holmes, Watson, Bella
10. “Vendetta” – Bella, Mrs Moriarty

Act II

11. “Sherlock Holmes (Reprise)” – Irregulars, Mrs Hudson
12. “No Reason” – Holmes
13. “A Lousy Life (Reprise)” – Mrs Hudson
14. “My Incomparable Best” – Holmes
15. “Halcyon Days” – Watson, Martingdale
16. “Without Him, There Can Be No Me (Reprise)” – Bella
17. “London Is London (Reprise)” – Irregulars
18. “The Lord Abides in London” – Bella, Mrs Moriarty, Salvation Army, Irregulars
19. “Down the Apples ’n’ Pears” – [Holmes), Bella, Company
20. “He’s Back” – Irregulars, Company
21. “A Million Years Ago – Or Was It Yesterday?” – [Holmes], Bella
22. “A Million Years Ago – Or Was It Yesterday? (Reprise)” – Bella
23. “The Best of You, the Best of Me” – Holmes, Bella
24. “I Shall Find Her (Reprise)” – Holmes, Watson, Company
25. “Sherlock Holmes (Reprise)” – Full Company

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Orchestra Size Large

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Authors

Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse (1931-2021) was a writer/composer/lyricist who contributed to many musical films and plays during his long, award-winning career.

He was born in London and educated at University College School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. At Cambridge, he was pre ...

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