History Theatre / TheSecretOfSherlockHolmes

* LargeHam: Holmes in the original production. You think Creator/JeremyBrett was hammy in [[Series/SherlockHolmes the series]]? He takes it UpToEleven on-stage, [[ChewingTheScenery chewing]] ''[[ChewingTheScenery enormous]]'' [[ChewingTheScenery chunks of scenery]].
* MasterOfDisguise: Naturally, as this is Literature/SherlockHolmes we're talking about, but Act II takes it UpToEleven with one particular disguise. One theatre-goer reported that Creator/JeremyBrett transformed "with a shake of the head and a click of the tongue" into what this character looked like in the original Sidney Paget illustration.

The most comprehensive webpage for the original production can be found [[http://www.jeremybrett.info/st_holmes.html here]].

* SherlockScan: [[TheWatson Watson]] actually does this on ''[[AloofBigBrother Mycroft]]'', of all people. And then [[MomentOfAwesome reveals his results]] to Sherlock much later on.

* [[spoiler:MeanCharacterNiceActor: Holmes, in-universe. Though the niceness factor is [[GoodIsNotNice entirely questionable]]...]]

* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to Mary?]]: One of those things that [[Creator/ArthurConanDoyle Doyle]] left vague, but, in the play, it's specified that she died during the Great Hiatus.

''The Secret of SherlockHolmes'' is a play by Jeremy Paul, one of the script writers of [[Series/SherlockHolmes the famous Granada series]]. The original production starred JeremyBrett and his second [[TheWatson Watson]], Edward Hardwicke, in 1988 at Wyndham Theatre. In the summer of 2010, the play was revived at the Duchess Theatre in the West End. It was directed by Robin Hereford and starred Peter Egan and Robert Daws as Holmes and Watson, respectively.

* LargeHam: Holmes in the original production. You think JeremyBrett was hammy in [[Series/SherlockHolmes the series]]? He takes it UpToEleven on-stage, [[ChewingTheScenery chewing]] ''[[ChewingTheScenery enormous]]'' [[ChewingTheScenery chunks of scenery]].
* MasterOfDisguise: Naturally, as this is SherlockHolmes we're talking about, but Act II takes it UpToEleven with one particular disguise. One theatre-goer reported that JeremyBrett transformed "with a shake of the head and a click of the tongue" into what this character looked like in the original Sidney Paget illustration.

* [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse What Happened to Mary?]]: One of those things that [[ArthurConanDoyle Doyle]] left vague, but, in the play, it's specified that she died during the Great Hiatus.

* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Most adaptations have Watson and Holmes, respectively, as this, but probably very few play it for as much drama as ''Secret'' does.

* LargeHam: Holmes in the original production. You think JeremyBrett was hammy in [[Series/SherlockHolmes the series]]? He takes it UpToEleven on-stage.

-->[[spoiler:'''Holmes:''' "You evidently don't [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation know]] [[DiabolicalMastermind me."]]]]

-->'''[[KnightTemplar Hol]][[WellIntentionedExtremist mes:]]''' "You evidently don't know me."
-->'''Watson:''' "On the contrary, I think it quite evident that I ''do''."

-->'''Holmes:''' "You evidently don't know me."

* SherlockScan: [[TheWatson Watson]] actually does this on ''[[AloofBigBrother Mycroft]]'', of all people. And then reveals his results to Sherlock much later on.

''The Secret of SherlockHolmes'' is a play by Jeremy Paul, one of the script writers of [[Series/SherlockHolmes the famous Granada series]]. The original production starred JeremyBrett and his second [[TheWatson Watson]], Edward Hardwicke, in 1988 at Wyndham Theatre.

-->[[spoiler:'''Holmes:''' "You evidently do not [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation know]] [[DiabolicalMastermind me."]]]]

* WhatTheHellHero: Watson delivers [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry a harsh one]]y to Holmes in Act II.

* ContinuityNod: Many of the original short stories are compressed into snippets to fit the time slot and keep the focus on the friendship. Impressively, Watson gets married (off-stage) to Mary Morstan [[Series/SherlockHolmes this time around.]]

* NotSoStoic: "BECAUSE I COULD NOT LIVE WITH HIM!"

* WhatTheHellHero: Watson delivers a harsh one to Holmes in Act II.

''The Secret of Sherlock Holmes'' is a play by Jeremy Paul, one of the script writers of [[Series/SherlockHolmes the famous Granada series]]. The original production starred JeremyBrett and his second [[TheWatson Watson]], Edward Hardwicke, in 1988 at Wyndham Theatre.

This two-man play is neither an adventure nor a whodunnit, but rather a [[{{Homage}} tribute]] to the [[HeterosexualLifePartners remarkable friendship]] of SherlockHolmes and Dr. Watson. It is one hour long and divided into two Acts: Act I covers the friendship from their meeting in ''A Study in Scarlet'' to Holmes's faked death in "The Final Problem", while Act II deals with the friendship strained by Holmes's deception, as well as the titular secret.

''The Secret of Sherlock Holmes'' is a play by Jeremy Paul, one of the script writers of [[Series/SherlockHolmes the famous Granada series]]. The original production starred JeremyBrett and his second [[TheWatson Watson]], Edward Hardwicke, in 1988.

* WhatTheHellHero: Watson delivers a harsh one to Holmes in Act II.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation[=/=]AlternateUniverse: Act II ''is'' this.

-->[[spoiler:'''Holmes:''' [[DiabolicalMastermind "You evidently do not know me."]]]]

* LargeHam: Holmes in the original production. You think JeremyBrett was hammy in [[Series/SherlockHolmes the series]]? You ain't seen nuthin' yet.