It was held at the Circus Theatro, whose airconditioning was not quite up to the hot East wind night, but paddle fans were supplied to stave off the worst of the temperature.
The Holmes and Watson duo were enjoying trying to trip each other up perhaps a shade more than was helpful to the coherency of the story - which I think was something like Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Greyhound Wolf - they only read it out once, and it was never repeated.
This was a fiendish plot involving Terry and his boss Bob Dog-Racer,(well there's nominative determinism for you, mused Holmes) and Madame Astor (formerly Astorover, losing the 0ver on the way from Russia) and the swapping of a greyhound, suddenly missing a paw.
"The game's a foot" opportunity was missed I'm sorry to say.
The actors were energetic and enthusiastic, and as they were dressed in full Victorian three piece suits for the most part, in this heat most commendable!
It was a funny show, and worth seeing. I would have liked to have seen a deeper knowledge of the original material displayed and more adherence to Sherlock's mannerisms, (you can do that and still be funny improvisation) but I've been spoiled by Jeremy
7/10 amusing. Sid & Nancy Scale: Sam Eagle doing soliloquies from Hamlet with Crazy Harry in the background, doing the punctuation with help from Gonzo's chickens.
https://fringeworld.com.au/whats_on/adventures-of-the-improvised-sherlock-holmes-fw2019
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