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The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by SirArthurConanDoyle (Author), JohnNicholson (Author), Peepolykus (Author), StevenCanny (Author)

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    Paperback 2012

    $10.06
Synopsis

An ancient family curse, a desolate moor, a spectral hound and a deranged killer on the loose. The Hound of the Baskervilles is the most celebrated Holmes story of all, a masterpiece of mystery and suspense. And Lord it's scary - really, really, scary. The story of Sherlock Holmes's investigation into the monstrous beast terrorizing the dark and dangerous moors has gripped people's imaginations since it first appeared in print in 1901. Peepolykus have taken all the familiar elements of the tale, and - through an exhilarating collision of anarchic verbal slapstick, absurd scenarios and wonderfully ridiculous comic performances - have managed to create one of the most sublimely funny adaptations of a classic that you are ever likely to see. Once you've managed to stop laughing this is a Hound that you will never forget. It's absolutely barking!

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 96
 Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Published: 05 Jan 2012
ISBN 10: 1848422423
ISBN 13: 9781848422421

Media Reviews
A wonderful farce. Metro Gut-bustingly hilarious. The Times Pure comic bliss in this hilariously played adaptation. The Stage Dazzling wordplay...Outstanding physical comedy. York Evening Post Simple-seeming gags are transformed into theatrical gems. Observer Takes eccentric multiple-characterisation and ridiculous wackiness to extremes. Independent Unites constantly inventive verbal and physical energy with a cheeky respect for the original. WhatsOnStage Silliness is next to godliness. And theatre doesn't come much more sillier than The Hound of the Baskervilles,as presented by Peepolykus. Only the most po-faced Conan Doyle enthusiast will fail to enjoy this wonderfully barking spoof. Daily Telegraph
Author Bio
STEVEN CANNY: is a writer, director and producer for BBC Radio and worked as a dramturg for Theatre de Complicite. His original writing for the stage includes A Dulditch Angel and Origins with John Nicholson. JOHN NICHOLSON: forms one third of the award-winning comedy theatre trio Peepolykus. He is currently on a writing attachment with the NT. He is also writing commissions for The Lyric Hammersmith, Radio 4, The Severn Theatre, and the WYP.