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Sherlock Holmes' Excellent Adventure, a Parody of the Great Detective at Coronado Playhouse

Coronado Playhouse (1835 Strand Way Coronado, CA 92118)
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Join Holmes and Watson as they help lovely Lucy Matravers resolve a dispute over a family will, unwittingly bringing them face-to-face with Holmes' arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty. Based on an unpublished case, this delightful parody uses visual and theatrical jokes, wordplay, and audience participation to respectfully skewer Holmesian traditions.

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"You'll be in trouble if you don't listen to me" cryed Moriarity. "No we won't!" yelled the audience. "Yes you will." "NO WE WON'T!

This banter is part of the play's over-the-top dialogue as Moriarity and Holmes have at it with the audience. The cafe theatre invites boos and retorts as the Adventure plays out with songs, magic and humorous asides.

If only the actors played more to the crowd than to the script, this play could run for years instead of weeks. The experience no doubt changes with every crowd. I wish we had a bus of fraternity students instead of tables of seniors on oxygen tanks. This play can sink in it's own swamp if the audience refuses to "get into it" or if the actors ignor the reprisals.

Playing off this rope is the production life-line so please, toss and pull!
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Fun, entertaining, well executed, dramatic, humorous; an evening of jolly good fun!
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Very enjoyable; a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon. As a reader of everything Sherlock Holmes I found the plot twists well done, especially the shocker at the end of the play. For a "British Farce" the audience really got into it, interacting with the players. I also thought the acting was very good. I would recommend this to anyone, Sherlock Holmes fan or not; it is that enjoyable.
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This is a silly, fun farce with audience participation, based on a fictitious Sherlock Holmes mystery. The characters are comical and the melodramatic action is enjoyable. (The Gone With the Wind reference was not lost on me!) I would recommend this to Holmes fans, as well as anyone who would enjoy an escape from everyday life!
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Written by James Barry

The game is afoot. Join Holmes and Watson as they help lovely Lucy Matravers resolve a dispute over a family will, unwittingly bringing them face-to-face with Holmes' arch-enemy, Professor Moriarty. Based on an unpublished case, this delightful parody uses visual and theatrical jokes, wordplay, and audience participation to respectfully skewer Holmesian traditions. Note that this case was originally suppressed to avoid causing embarrassment to one Sherlock Holmes.