Southwark Playhouse, London: Even the most avid fans of Sherlock Holmes would probably agree that the first of Arthur Conan Doyle's four Holmes novels is not his strongest. The characters weren't quite fixed yet and there's an awful lot of unwieldy Mormon backstory; its principal appeal lies in seeing the war-ravaged Watson first encountering the young consulting detective and embarking on a partnershi…
SOURCE: The Stage at 05:39AM on March 24, 2014