The Berkshire theatre will ‘conjure some joy’ with a new version of The Hound of the Baskervilles performed by a cast of three
On the trail of a devilish beast in Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes is said to “burst into one of his rare fits of laughter” in The Hound of the Baskervilles. Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale of fog and fangs has been hilariously spoofed on screen with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore and in a blissfully silly stage version by Peepolykus. Now, a new comedy version will be performed in the outdoors – not in Devon but Newbury, where it will reopen the Watermill theatre this month.
A version of the mystery, devised by the Watermill company, will be performed by three actors on the back lawn of the rural Berkshire theatre. Socially distanced audiences will watch from an arrangement of 20 tables that each seat up to four people from one party only. Tickets cost £100 per table. The restaurant will serve pre-show dinner and cream teas will be available after matinee performances.
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