All the gang is here, Holmes (Eugene Gilfedder), Watson (Anthony Gooley), Mycroft (Darcy Brown), Professor Moriarty (Bryan Probets), even the housekeeper Mrs Hudson (Helen Cassidy) makes an appearance. The plot revolves around Moriarty and his nefarious plans to create and use a biological weapon to control the social direction in regards to overthrowing the residing political party.

The set and staging are stellar and add a lot to the visual impact of the play. It utilises rolling set pieces with large flat surfaces to reflect imaginative projected images and animated bits. These are used to show Holmes’ thought process and establish times and places. There is one scene in particular, a chase around the streets of London that is dizzying in its effectiveness.

The themes and sense of peril mirror our current times in many ways and give the proceedings a sense of relevance and impact. Over a hundred years later these characters still resonate. With its attention-grabbing production and quality cast, The Mystery Of The Valkyrie is an entertaining night at the theatre and one not to be missed. Its limited run lasts until March 19.
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This coming March 2023 at QPAC, one of the most legendary characters of literature and screen comes to life on stage with this highly-anticipated new Australian work.

Journey back to 221B Baker Street with Holmes, Watson, Adler and Moriarty, as this fast-paced dramatic thriller explodes onto the Playhouse stage with extraordinary staging and projections.

Written and Directed by the extraordinary Michael Futcher, this epic play will have you on the edge of your seat, until The Mystery of the Valkyrie is solved.

Book today. The game is afoot.

Only at QPAC for a strictly limited season!

The Mystery of the Valkyrie
11 to 19 March 2023
Playhouse Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane
www.qpac.com.au

Witness one of the most legendary characters of literature and screen come to life on stage with this new highly-anticipated Australian work.

Journey back to 221B Baker Street with Holmes, Watson, Adler and Moriarty, as this fast-paced dramatic thriller explodes onto the Playhouse stage with spectacular staging and projections.

Written and directed by the extraordinary Michael Futcher, this epic play will have you on the edge of your seat, until The Mystery of the Valkyrie is solved.

The Mystery of the Valkyrie
From 29 March 2022
QPAC, Brisbane
www.qpac.com.au

Inspired by the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle, this highly anticipated new Australian work comes to life on stage with veteran performer Hugh Parker as Sherlock Holmes, one of the most legendary characters of literature and screen.

Journey back to 221B Baker Street with Holmes, Watson, Adler and Moriarty, as this fast-paced dramatic thriller explodes onto the Playhouse stage, with extraordinary staging and projections.

Overview:
1890’s London – renowned detective Sherlock Holmes, assisted by his trusted friend, Dr Watson, are thrown into a world that is not as it seems as they investigate the grisly murder of a scientist at Birlstone Manor.

What begins as a routine case for the famous sleuth, transforms into a dark web of intrigue, ultimately leading Holmes’ to an encounter with his greatest nemesis, – the infamous Professor Moriarty – a battle he must win. The game is afoot!

Written and Directed by the extraordinary Michael Futcher, this epic play will have you on the edge of your seat, as the new mystery unravels and finally The Mystery of the Valkyrie is solved!

The Mystery of the Valkyrie
From March 29 2022 – STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON
Playhouse Theatre, QPAC
www.qpac.com.au

Homes & Watson is in Australian cinemas this Boxing Day!
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The story here (based on the novel A Slight Trick of the Mind by Mitch Cullin) is told in such rich strokes, it’s sometime easy to forget that both this tale and the character of Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are both fictional. McKellen continues to amaze and his performance here while being bathed is subdued British wit burns below the surface with the frustrations of age and the decline of the mental process.

The story revolves around Holmes’ last case and the circumstance that lead to his early retirement and the subsequent 35 years of his self-induced seclusion. It’s a side of the super sleuth that is seldom seen and it informs the character with more human traits that are usually seen with this fictional titan of the mind

This is a work that is told with a pace so far removed from the big bang ethos prevalent today that it might appeal only to those with the patience and eye for subtle detail. However for filmgoers with those attributes, the film offers rich rewards.
Rob Hudson
www.mrholmesfilm.com

In 1947, the world famous sleuth has retired to a remote Sussex farmhouse, living in relative anonymity with only his housekeeper Mrs Munro (Laura Linney) and her young son Roger for company. Cantankerous, demanding and frustrated with the mis-representation of him in Watson’s best-selling novels, he diverts his attention to an unsolved case. As the mystery deepens, Sherlock tries desperately to recall the events of 30 years ago that ultimately led to his retirement.

This also stars Academy Award nominee Laura Linney (The Savages), Frances de la Tour (Harry Potter) and newcomer Milo Parker.
www.mrholmesfilm.com

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