{"product_id":"the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-new-stage-edition-9781839044502","title":"The Hound of the Baskervilles (New Stage Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle's most celebrated Sherlock Holmes story gets a gloriously funny makeover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on his estate, with a look of terror still etched on his face and the paw prints of a gigantic hound beside his body, the great detective Sherlock Holmes is summoned from Baker Street, with Dr Watson in tow, to unravel the mysteries surrounding his death, and investigate the ancient curse of the Hound of the Baskervilles...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked full of the verbal and visual ingenuity that hit comedy team Peepolykus is known for, and offering abundant opportunities for riotous comedy and slapstick, \u003ci\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/i\u003e will suit any theatre company looking to dust off their deerstalkers for a sublimely funny adaptation of a classic tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Canny\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, director, and producer for BBC Radio, and has worked as an Associate Director and Dramaturg for Complicite. His plays include adaptations (with John Nicholson) of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's \u003ci\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/i\u003e (Peepolykus, 2007) and H. G. Wells's \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (Original Theatre, 2023).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, director, and performer. He is Co-Artistic Director of Peepolykus, with whom he has toured throughout the UK and worldwide since 1995. As a writer, his work includes: \u003ci\u003eKing Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e (Le Navet Bete, 2024); \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written with Steven Canny (Original Theatre, 2023); \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e (Le Navet Bete, 2019); \u003ci\u003eDracula: The Bloody Truth\u003c\/i\u003e (Le Navet Bete, 2017); \u003ci\u003eThe Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written with Javier Marzan for Peepolykus (Liverpool Everyman, 2016); and \u003ci\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/i\u003e, co-written with Steven Canny for Peepolykus (West Yorkshire Playhouse, 2007). He has also written extensively for BBC Radio, including \u003ci\u003eRichard's Rampage\u003c\/i\u003e, and the four-part series \u003ci\u003eTrespasser's Guide to the Classics\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Arthur Conan Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (1859-1930) was a British writer and physician, most famous for his Sherlock Holmes stories, which are milestones in the field of crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51834670940434,"sku":"9781839044502","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8215346b-8437-4910-9038-c7b35b3bc77d.jpg?v=1767098988","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-new-stage-edition-9781839044502","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}