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* CelibateEccentricGenius: Holmes, of course, although that doesn't quite... stick...
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* GentlemanSnarker: Holmes, per usual.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: The play doesn't focus so much on the relationship between Holmes and Watson, but it gets in some sweet moments, nonetheless.
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* AtTheOperaTonight: This is where Holmes first sees Irene.
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* BrokenPedestal: Holmes as a college student was ''tight'' with his beloved professor... and ''then'' he found a damning letter in the man's own handwriting.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Moriarty claims that he is "a very just man."
* FriendOnTheForce: Inspector Lestrade, despite his initial entrance. [[spoiler:He provides the muscle to go after Moriarty's men.]]
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* SherlockScan: Naturally. Mycroft is actually the first one to do this, although Sherlock does it as well gets in a later scene.good one, too.
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* WorthyOpponent: Averted, for once -- unlike many other iterations of the character, this Moriarty does not see Holmes as his equal.
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* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Where Irene hides her letters. Twice.
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* MythologyGag: Part of the plot is derived from the William Gillette play ''Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Miss Alice Faulkner''.
** Long past that part of the plot, however, there's one more nod to the play, in the subterranean scuffle with Moriarty -- [[spoiler:Holmes removes the bullets from Moriarty's revolver]].
** Long past that part of the plot, however, there's one more nod to the play, in the subterranean scuffle with Moriarty -- [[spoiler:Holmes removes the bullets from Moriarty's revolver]].
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* ShoutOut: The last name Holmes reads on a list of Moriarty's henchmen is the name of a real-life Sherlockian.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Of course, Watson regularly talks to the audience -- but there is a moment when one of the actors breaks character to respond to one of his comments.
* IHaveYourWife: A captured {{Mook}} of Moriarty's says he'll kill his family if he tells on his boss.
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->[[spoiler:"Goddamn the woman! She is ''impossible!'' Despite what she thinks, she is ''not'' a law unto herself, she is ''not'' invincible, and she is going to get herself ''killed! Damn, damn, damn the woman!''"]]
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* PowerTrio: Holmes (Superego), Watson (Ego), and Irene (Id).
* RedOniBlueOni: Irene is the red to Holmes's blue.
* RedOniBlueOni: Irene is the red to Holmes's blue.
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* BlindedByRage: Moriarty is holding a loaded gun, and Irene still tries to charge him.
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* VillainousBreakdown: "You had no right to interfere in my business! It is MY BUSINESS!"
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* WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied: A variation on this, with Moriarty clearly baiting Irene. See BlindedByRage.
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The original cast (for the world premiere at the Cleveland Play House) is:
* Christian Pedersen as Sherlock Holmes
* Nick Gaswirth as Dr. John Watson
* Olivia Gilliatt as Irene Adler, Mrs. Hudson, and Cartwright
* Jeff Bender as Professor Moriarty, Mycroft Holmes, Inspector Lestrade, King Otto, and others
* Tally Gale as Daisy, Mrs. Barabas, Hilda, and others (including the puppeteer for Toby)
* Christian Pedersen as Sherlock Holmes
* Nick Gaswirth as Dr. John Watson
* Olivia Gilliatt as Irene Adler, Mrs. Hudson, and Cartwright
* Jeff Bender as Professor Moriarty, Mycroft Holmes, Inspector Lestrade, King Otto, and others
* Tally Gale as Daisy, Mrs. Barabas, Hilda, and others (including the puppeteer for Toby)
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Watson claims that Holmes was "smitten" with Irene from the moment he first saw her.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: "[Mycroft] hasn’t left the Diogenes Club in two years. A planet might as well leave its orbit."
* RefugeInAudacity: Irene ''is'' an actress... and pulls one over on the Napoleon of Crime in the boldest way possible.
* RefugeInAudacity: Irene ''is'' an actress... and pulls one over on the Napoleon of Crime in the boldest way possible.
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* FauxAffablyEvilFauxAffablyEvil: "Now any last words, Sherlock? If you tell me now, I’ll have them engraved on your tombstone."
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* ObviouslyEvilObviouslyEvil: "You say I’m evil. But evil wins in the end! It cannot be stopped!"
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* NotSoStoic: Holmes throws his composure entirely out the window when Irene puts herself seriously in harm's way...
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->[[spoiler:"Goddamn the woman! She is ''impossible!'' Despite what she thinks, she is ''not'' a law unto herself, she is ''not'' invincible, and she is going to get herself ''killed! Damn, damn, damn the woman!''"]]
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* [[spoilers:TheBigDamnKiss: How the play ends.]]
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* BrainyBrunette: Irene is very clever and intelligent, and Olivia Gilliatt, the actress who plays Irene in the original production, is a brunette.
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* BrainyBrunette: Irene is very clever and intelligent, and Olivia Gilliatt, the actress who plays Irene in the original production, is a brunette.Irene.
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* SuddenlyShouting: "I was this close "Well done, Mr. Holmes. Another step and I would have had to shooting her.shoot her right here on the spot. AND I WOULD HAVE DONE IT!"
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* BrainyBrunette: Irene is very clever and intelligent, and Olivia Gilliatt, the actress who plays Irene in the original production, is a brunette.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Arguably, Moriarty's downfall starts with [[spoiler:the murder of Irene's sister. The death gets her involved, and her scheme to get to him entangles Holmes, and once he's involved, it's off to the races.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: Watson is initially jealous of Holmes "forging a new alliance," but he already knows that his best friend has had a crush since they saw Irene at the opera.
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* UnwantedRescue: "I had her eating out of my hand!"
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* ActionGirl: Irene Adler, as she often is in modern adaptations.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sherlock is certainly this to Mycroft. By contrast, Mycroft himself isn't shown to treat his little brother poorly, just with exasperation.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Sherlock is certainly this to Mycroft. By contrast, Mycroft himself isn't shown to treat his little brother poorly, just with exasperation.
* FauxAffablyEvil
* ObviouslyEvil
* SherlockScan: Mycroft is actually the first one to do this, although Sherlock does it as well in a later scene.
* SherlockScan: Mycroft is actually the first one to do this, although Sherlock does it as well in a later scene.
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* WholesomeCrossdresser: Irene is wearing a suit for at least half the play. [[spoiler:Mycroft does not appear to be fazed in the least.]]
* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler:How Irene was attempting to get to Moriarty, by appearing to be a helpless girl held hostage by one of the professor's employees.]]]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Played straight ''and'' subverted.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler:How Irene was attempting to get to Moriarty, by appearing to be a helpless girl held hostage by one of the professor's employees.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Played straight ''and'' subverted.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Holmes blames himself for "letting" Moriarty disappear a first time, years ago. Whether or not his evidence would have been enough to convince the police to arrest the professor, however, is anyone's guess.
** [[spoiler:Holmes blames himself just as keenly for the murder of Otto, leading Irene to try to talk some sense into him.]]
* ItsPersonal: Irene's motivation for going after Moriarty. [[spoiler:His men murdered her sister.]]
** [[spoiler:Holmes blames himself just as keenly for the murder of Otto, leading Irene to try to talk some sense into him.]]
* ItsPersonal: Irene's motivation for going after Moriarty. [[spoiler:His men murdered her sister.]]
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* [[spoiler:SurprisinglyHappyEnding: We don't know how Irene survived ''that'', but Holmes isn't really going to argue with her!]]her!]]
* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler:How Irene was attempting to get to Moriarty, by appearing to be a helpless girl held hostage by one of the professor's employees.]]
* WoundedGazelleGambit: [[spoiler:How Irene was attempting to get to Moriarty, by appearing to be a helpless girl held hostage by one of the professor's employees.]]
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* CreatorThumbprint: Played with. The humor you expect from a Ken Ludwig play is there, but it's also a darker story than his previous Sherlock Holmes play ''Baskerville''.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Holmes's condition after both Irene and Moriarty go over the falls. Watson finds him huddled on the ground.]]
* SuddenlyShouting: "I was this close to shooting her. AND I WOULD HAVE DONE IT!"
* [[spoiler:SurprisinglyHappyEnding: We don't know how Irene survived ''that'', but Holmes isn't really going to argue with her!]]
* CreatorThumbprint: Played with. The humor you expect from a Ken Ludwig play is there, but it's also a darker story than his previous Sherlock Holmes play ''Baskerville''.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler:Holmes's condition after both Irene and Moriarty go over the falls. Watson finds him huddled on the ground.]]
* SuddenlyShouting: "I was this close to shooting her. AND I WOULD HAVE DONE IT!"
* [[spoiler:SurprisinglyHappyEnding: We don't know how Irene survived ''that'', but Holmes isn't really going to argue with her!]]
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In this play by renowned American playwright Ken Ludwig, Franchise/SherlockHolmes and Dr. Watson are back on the case! An investigation into the Bohemian king’s stolen letters cascades into an international mystery filled with spies, blackmail, and intrigue. With world peace at stake, Holmes and Watson join forces with American actress Irene Adler to take down cunning criminal mastermind [[BigBad Professor Moriarty]] and his network of devious henchmen. Five actors play over 20 roles in this brand-new adventure that has danger -- and laughter! -- around every corner.
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