Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear brought to the stage in UK tour

The stage adaptation of Sherlock Holmes: The Valley of Fear has announced new UK tour dates.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s final Sherlock Holmes novel is brought to the stage by Blackeyed Theatre who recently adapted and toured The Sign of Four.

Following its UK-wide and digital success, Blackeyed Theatre’s production will continue its tour in 2023, with 31 further venues announced.

The Valley of Fear sees Luke Barton (One Man, Two Guvnors, New Wolsey/Nuffield Theatres UK Tour; Misterman, Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse) and Joseph Derrington (The Importance of Being Earnest, MAC Belfast; Animal Farm, Royal & Derngate Northampton), who played Holmes and Watson respectively in The Sign Of Four, reprise their critically-acclaimed roles as the iconic duo.

A mysterious, coded message is received, a warning of imminent danger, drawing Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson into a tale of intrigue and murder stretching from 221B Baker Street to an ancient moated manor house to the bleak Pennsylvanian Vermissa Valley.

Faced with a trail of bewildering clues, Holmes begins to unearth a darker, wider web of corruption, a secret society and the sinister work of one Professor Moriarty.

The cast also includes Blake Kubena (Vikings, Amazon Prime/History Channel; The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Blackeyed Theatre) as Jack McMurdo and Detective White-Mason, Gavin Molloy (The Alchemist, Riverside Studios; Everything Must Go, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith; Eastenders, BBC) as Jack McGinty, Cecil Barker, Inspector McDonald and Moriarty, and Alice Osmanksi (Some Mothers Do Ave Em, UK Tour; The Entertainer, Curve Theatre/Simon Friend UK tour) as Ettie Shafter, Mrs Hudson, Ivy Douglas and Captain Marvin.

The book is adapted by Nick Lane with original music composed by Tristan Parkes. The set designer is Victoria Spearing, lighting designer Oliver Welsh, costume designer Naomi Gibbs, company stage manager Jay Hirst, action designer Robert Myles and producer Adrian McDougall.

Artistic Director of Blackeyed Theatre Adrian McDougall said: “We’ve been so heartened by the audience reaction to The Valley of Fear, both for the live tour and the online stream. There’s so much to enjoy, from the performances to the design to the ingenious script, which manages to condense the novel’s two narratives into a joyous, stylish piece of theatre. And how lovely that audiences are revelling in the opportunity to help solve this epic mystery!”

For more information, tour dates and tickets visit blackeyedtheatre.co.uk