The Mercury Theatre in Colchester has announced the cast for its upcoming comedy Baskerville – A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, running from 30 July-22 August.

Written by Ken Ludwig (Lend me a Tenor), the production will star Richard Ede as Sherlock Holmes, Marc Pickering as Actor 1, Eric Stroud as Doctor Watson, Phil Yarrow as Actor 2 and Eva-Jane Willis as Actor 3. The five actors will play over 40 characters as the famous duo of Holmes and Watson try to solve their most famous case, contending with a tangled web of disguises and deceit!

The production will be directed by Ryan McBryde, with design by Amy Jane Cook, lighting by Johanna Town, video/projection by Louise Rhoades-Brown and sound by Steve Mayo.

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