There’s so much flexibility in what Holmes and Watson can be.” “Sherlock Holmes has been part of the zeitgeist for so long, and he’s been interpreted in so many ways by so many actors. Rather, Davis donned the deerstalker cap and found his own man. He appeals as a hero to readers – and, by extension, to theater-goers.”Īs an actor, he never felt bound by earlier interpretations – from the likes of Downey, or Benedict Cumberbatch or even Basil Rathbone. And that is really powerful, especially to people that are drawn to literature. “He’s a hero that uses his brain to win the day. The allure of Sherlock Holmes, Davis believes, is timeless. It’s based on The Hound of the Baskervilles, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first Holmes novels. It’s an adaptation by comic playwright Ken ( Lend Me a Tenor) Ludwig.ĭavis and McGee play, in turn, the great detective and his partner-in-sleuthing Dr. They finally found the ideal Holmes vehicle – Baskerville, subtitled A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, is onstage at freeFall through April 23. And years ago I thought ‘You know, Eric would make a good Sherlock Holmes.’” “Whenever Robert Downey Jr., played Sherlock Holmes, I always saw Eric,” McGee confesses. Putting a Sherlock Holmes detective story onstage has been on freeFall Theatre’s wish list for a long time, say Eric Davis and Matthew McGee, the company’s artistic director and director of community outreach, respectively.
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