Arthur Conan Doyle News

The Hangar Theatre has begun rehearsals for its 2025 three-show Mainstage season, marking the 51st season and 50th birthday of the Ithaca arts organization. Learn more here!

Open-air theatre will return to Chester's Grosvenor Park this summer as part of a fantastic festival of fun including a pair of enchanting theatrical treats on the main stage.

Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) brings the season to a close with Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B. This fresh and fast-paced comedy is written by America's most produced playwright, Kate Hamill, who is widely known for her adaptations of Emma, Pride & Prejudice and Little Women.

Bard in the Botanics has today announced details of its 2025 season.

Popejoy Hall proudly has revealed its 2025-2026 Popejoy Presents season, offering a selection of theatrical, musical, and dance performances for New Mexico audiences. See the lineup and learn more!

I like to write all the time and generally write two plays a year, just because I take very seriously the notion of this being my profession. I would say playwright is spelled WRIGHT [write]. It's like a Cartwright or a wheelwright. It's somebody who rolls up their sleeves and does their work.

BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY is a hilarious adaptation by playwright Ken Ludwig, of Alley’s Lend Me a Tenor fame. Read our review here!

The Hylton Performing Arts Center has revealed its 2025–26 season of performances, featuring a wide range of artists, ensembles, and productions as part of its four main series. Learn more!

1236 shows span many genres of the Fringe programme, including cabaret and variety; children's shows; comedy; dance, physical theatre and circus; music; musicals and opera; spoken word; and theatre.

Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of the Four, in which audiences are encouraged to dress up, engage in the lively stage reading of this new play and meet the actors, director and playwright at the Sacramento, Auburn and Rocklin shows April 24, 25, 26 and May 2 at 7 p.m.

City Lit Theater has announced its programming for the 2025-26 season, the company’s 45th. The season will have a strong focus on new works by Chicago-area writers.

​​​​​​​LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is presenting the musical comedy murder mystery, THE REMARKABLE MISTER HOLMES, book by Omri Schein and David Ellenstein, lyrics by Omri Schein, music by Daniel Lincoln, choreography by Jill Gorrie, musical direction by Alby Potts and directed by David Ellenstein (Eleanor, A View from the Bridge, Holmes & Watson). See photos from the show!

This murder mystery comedy is filled with brilliant twists and turns that keep the audience guessing right up until the very end.

International City Theatre (ICT) is opening its 40th Anniversary Season on February 21 with the Los Angeles premiere of the musical comedy Desperate Measures (inspired by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure). The rest of the season features all premieres, something ICT is not usually known to do. I decided to speak with the theater’s Artistic Director caryn desai (sic) (pictured) about that decision and the challenges faced over the years.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will present a musical comedy murder mystery, THE REMARKABLE MISTER HOLMES, book by Omri Schein and David Ellenstein. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Sara Bruner, Producing Artistic Director of Great Lakes Theater has announced a six-show lineup for the company's 2025-26 season. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse will welcome 2025 with the whodunit BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY. Learn more about the show here!

International City Theatre is launching its 40th anniversary season of premieres with the Los Angeles premiere of Desperate Measures, a foot-stompin’, knee-slappin’ musical inspired by Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. Learn more!

It has long been posited that Sherlock Holmes is difficult to adapt well, because the nature of Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Universe' is so fragmented. Most of his memorable characters apppear only once and rarely interact; even more vexing, Holmes's own behaviors vary from the misanthropic and cold to the joyful and gregarious. How, then, does one construct the ultimate Sherlock Holmes story?

Westport Country Playhouse has released first look photos of “A Sherlock Carol,” a family-friendly holiday production based on two classic tales, running from Tuesday, December 17 through Sunday, December 22.