Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain

New Theatre, Cardiff

Mon 25-Sat 30 June                                                                                                        

Whether you know him thanks to Benedict Cumberbatch or Robert Downey Jr, or maybe even from the classic Basil Rathbone films, Sherlock Holmes remains a rich character for adaptations in whatever medium. In Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain we are presented with a different Sherlock than we’re used to. No longer at 221B Baker Street, he is instead retired and living on the south coast of Britain. But as ever, a mystery unravels, and Sherlock is forced out of retirement to solve it. The play centres around Sherlock’s paranoia, as he grows older and fears his enemies could take advantage of his old age. The case, brought to him by Mary Watson, the wife of his former partner, forces him to face his demons.

The play stars Robert Powell, who received a BAFTA nomination for his performance as the title role in Jesus Of Nazareth, and more recently has appeared in Holby City, and Liza Goddard as Mary Watson. The story is written by award-winning playwright Simon Reade, based on the work of the legendary creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, with direction by David Grindley, who has worked with Powell before on Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell and Single Spies. This current UK tour is bound to bring a heft of mystery to Cardiff.

Tickets: £16-£36. Info: 029 2087 8889 www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk (TH)