YOU would need a good detective to discover why Sherlock Holmes is one of our best loved detectives.
A new one man play at The Princess might go some of the way to explain the popularity of Conan Doyle's hero.
The Singular Exploits of Sherlock Holmes features the great detective recounting highlights of his crime-busting career.
It also includes autobiographical snippets concerning his life and times, the adversaries he has faced and mysteries he has solved.
The show is an affectionate homage to the world's greatest detective that includes quick costume changes, humour and audience participation.
It comes from the Don't Go Into The Cellar! Theatre Company, described as the British Empire's finest practitioners of theatrical Victoriana in a macabre vein.
The greatest fictional sleuth of all time springs back to life in these stirring adaptations of the Conan Doyle classics. which features a plethora of dashing heroes, villainous rogues and vintage thrills.
Saturday May 14, 7.30pm.
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