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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2023 season. This season is now over.

Serious faced man dressed in bowler hat, waistcoat and jacket holding a cane and a gun. Sherlock Holmes shadow behind.
It was a snake! A swamp adder... Holmes thrashed at the creature with his cane and drove it back, where it turned in rage on its handler. He was dead in seconds. the killer... killed.
Watson is at his desk, writing his journal, when there is a knock on the door...

Watson

Theatre and Physical Theatre
United Kingdom • Australian Premiere

Watson: The Final Problem

Presented by Belinda Redman

An old soldier with a few bruises & a cracking tale to tell

It is 1894. Watson is alone. His beloved wife Mary has died & Sherlock Holmes is gone, lost at the Reichenbach Falls. But dark rumours gather in the gutters of London - it’s time to set the record straight. So Watson tells his story - A race across Europe, pursued by the Napoleon of Crime... Moriarty. 

Written by Tim Marriott & Bert Coules, based on the stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Co-Producer Amie Kendall 

Performed by Tim Marriott (BBC's Brittas Empire)

Sell-Out show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe '21 & '22.

FRINGE FAVOURITE - The Scotsman

'Utterly brilliant'  ★★★★★ Edinburgh Review

'A damn fine play' ★★★★★ Weekend Note

'A great tale well told' ★★★★★  Reviews Hub

Schools Only Sessions on 28th Feb, 7th Mar and 14th Mar - Minimum of 60 tickets to be purchased for these session to go ahead. Contact schools@adelaidefringe.com.au for more information. 

Presented by: Belinda Redman

Belinda Redman, previously Deputy Director of Adelaide Fringe, is now working and presenting award winning theatre shows on the festival circuit.
All shows being presented have won global acclaim with 5 star reviews and enjoyed sold out performances at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Adelaide Fringe.

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