[NEohioPAL] Review of "Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Irregulars" at Dobama Theatre

[Bob Abelman]

Dobama offers an entertaining, exhausting ‘The Baker Street Irregulars’



Bob Abelman

Cleveland Jewish News, The News Herald, The Morning Journal

Member, International Association of Theatre Critics



Just when you thought that every imaginable Sherlock Holmes mystery had been conceived and resolved, local playwright Eric Coble has written a Holmes for the holidays – “The Baker Street Irregulars” – which is getting its regional premiere at Dobama Theatre.



It’s December on the streets of London and, after a run in with arch villain Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes is missing.  So is a young girl’s grandmother. Who will save the day? Why, the Baker Street Irregulars – a small group of street urchins hired and trained by Holmes himself to help solve cases. Can these misfit kids find Holmes, unravel a mystery from their past, defeat a masked villain and teach us a lesson about the meaning of family?  You bet they can.



Though the game’s afoot, Coble’s play trips over itself upon occasion in its valiant effort to be true to the arcane tropes that define the dated genre.  To compensate, Coble has infused his play with comedy performed by wonderful adult actors, who take on multiple characters and play each of them broadly for the laugh, and a corps of young actors who, for the most part, turn in commanding performances.  And director Nathan Motta has augmented the script with astounding production values.



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