Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Elusive Ear by MacGregor - 4M 2F
posted by Larisa at 12:13 PM
Aug 1, 2023
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One set, familiar characters with familiar speech patterns. This play seems to be introducing the characters to appear in later plays. In 1888 the characters would not use the term 'sexual orientation'. I prefer Fallen Souffle.
My vote is No.
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with both Fallen Souffle and Elusive Ear, I am somewhat concerned about what we are presenting to our audiences. These are not traditional Sherlock Holmes plays by any means - not that that is a bad thing, but the focus in both is really not Sherlock or Watson but Irene - and again, I don't hate that, but they really aren't Sherlock Holmes plays. (They fall much more into the category of updated Holmes like the Robert Downey Jr. films where Sherlock is indeed involved with Irene.) I'm not in love with either of them so I don't really care which one the committe might choose. , I think we need to be careful how we describe them as Sherlock purists will not be happy with these versions (Holmes being notorious for his fear of women) however, if we stress an intelligent female main character..well, then, that's a plus.
I think both of these are a hoot. I am not a SH purist by any means and I don't know that our audiences are either. I am a fan of the RDJr films and these move in that vein, especially with the strength of the women. I am a YES to either or both.
I much prefer "Fallen Souffle" and I didn't love that. I lost interest in some of the sections with Van Gogh and Wilde. The seemed like they were trying to fill space without moving the plot forward. No for me.
Both of these plays appear to be written tongue-in-cheek, with winks and nods to the Holmes canon in general. I enjoyed the video snippets on You Tube and I can see that they might appeal to forgiving audiences, if well produced. The Purple Rose Theater productions had the luxury of an enormous budget and their audiences were probably delighted with the sequel. References to this play in "Souffle" would seem to indicate that there is an assumption that both plays will be done and in proper order. That's a big commitment. However, I am enough of a Sherlock Holmes purist to prefer that we present the characters in a more traditional context. There are enough well-written plays that respect the characters, and I would prefer that we consider doing some of them. We frequently refer to the ongoing productions that Park Square does of the Jeffrey Hatcher adaptations, but I don't see any reason why we can't bring Holmes to this side of the river.
I agree this Kristin that we need to explore SH (especially with the changes that PS is going through). I like both of these and think that they would attract an audience. To Arona's points, the writer is a friend and I have already directed one play of his. He worked with me to fix the script to work for the production and I believe he would be willing to address the concerns that we addressed. I would love for him to work with a director like John Gaspard, who always works on the scripts and develops them to be stronger productions. Yes from me.
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