Following UK-wide success in 2023, Blackeyed Theatre is reviving its acclaimed Sherlock Holmes: The
Valley of Fear in Spring 2024, including a three-week London premiere at Southwark Playhouse
Borough. Adapted by Nick Lane from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel,
The Valley of Fear is crammed full of adventure, mystery and one or two rather brilliant deductions.
This thrilling show makes a much-anticipated return in a production combining stylish theatricality,
original music and gripping storytelling.
When Sherlock Holmes receives a mysterious coded message, warning of imminent danger, he and the
faithful Dr Watson are drawn into a tale of intrigue and murder stretching from 221B Baker Street to
an ancient, moated manor house to the bleak Pennsylvanian Vermissa Valley. Faced with a trail of
bewildering clues, Holmes begins to unearth a darker, wider web of corruption, a secret society and
the sinister work of one Professor Moriarty.
Adapted by Nick Lane and with original music composed by Tristan Parkes, The Valley of Fear stars
Bobby Bradley (Macbeth, Donmar Warehouse; Hedda Gabler, National Theatre; Encounters With the
Past, Hampton Court Palace) as Holmes, Joseph Derrington (The Importance of Being Earnest, MAC
Belfast; Animal Farm, Royal & Derngate) as Watson, Blake Kubena (Vikings, Amazon Prime/History
Channel; The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; UK tour), Gavin Molloy (The Alchemist, Riverside
Studios; Everything Must Go, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith; Eastenders, BBC) and Alice Osmanski (Some
Mothers Do Ave Em, UK Tour; The Entertainer, Curve Theatre/UK tour).
Artistic Director of Blackeyed Theatre Adrian McDougall comments, I’m thrilled to bring this fabulous
adaptation back to the stage this Spring. It just happens to coincide with our 20th birthday, and it’s
fitting that Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear is such a joyous (and thrilling) celebration of theatre.
The production has so much in it to enjoy, from the performances to the design to the ingenious script,
which manages to condense the novel’s two narratives into an exciting, stylish piece of theatre. I’m
looking forward to audiences once again revelling in the opportunity to solve this epic mystery!
Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear
Running Time 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
Guidance 11+
Writer and Director Nick Lane
Composer Tristan Parkes
Set Designer Victoria Spearing
Lighting Designer Oliver Welsh
Costume Designer Naomi Gibbs
Action Designer Robert Myles
Producer Adrian McDougall, Blackeyed Theatre
Cast
Sherlock Holmes Bobby Bradley
Dr John Watson Joseph Derrington
Jack McMurdo/Detective White-Mason Blake Kubena
Jack McGinty/Cecil Barker/Moriarty/
Inspector McDonald Gavin Molloy
Ettie Shafter/Mrs Hudson/Ivy Douglas/
Captain Marvin Alice Osmanski
Website https://blackeyedtheatre.co.uk
9th – 10th March Artsdepot, 5 Nether Street, Tally Ho Corner, North Finchley, N12 0GA
13th – 16th March Dundee Rep, Tay Square, Dundee, DD1 1PB
19th – 23rd March Derby Theatre, 15 Theatre Walk, St Peter’s Quarter, Derby DE1 2NF
27th March – 13th April Southwark Playhouse Borough (The Large), 77-85 Newington
Causeway, London, SE1 6BD
16th – 20th April Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1ET