Local theatre lovers don’t have far to go to enjoy some of the best professional theatre around.
The Arts Club Theatre Company is returning to Shadbolt Centre this season with its touring productions – starting with Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mysteryin November.
Baskervilleis onstage at the Shadbolt’s James Cowan Theatre Nov. 7 and 8 at 8 p.m.
The fast-paced farcical adventure features five actors playing more than 40 characters in this whodunit based on the classic mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
When the wealthy Henry Baskerville is threatened by the fable of a bloodthirsty hound on the moors, Holmes and Watson are on the case – and there the mayhem begins.
“Baskerville is definitely a comedic romp, but the play also maintains the original story’s gothic feel, so there are moments when we hope to scare the bejesus out of people,” said director John Murphy in a press release. “As Conan Doyle said, ‘There is no horror without imagination.’ We’re going to do everything we can to engage the audience’s imagination, by using the most rudimentary theatrical tools – like shadow puppetry – to put people in a place where they can believe that a mythical, murderous hound actually exists.”
The production stars Alex Zahara as Holmes and Mark Weatherley as Watson, with Lauren Bowler, Mike Wasko and Burnaby’s own Kirk Smith in the rest of the roles.
The tour opened in Surrey, where the show is playing until Oct. 22, and continues around the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley before arriving in Burnaby for the Nov. 7 and 8 show.
Tickets are $46, or $41 for students and seniors. Buy online through tickets.shadboltcentre.com or call 604-205-3000, or see www.artsclub.com for more information.
