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The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society

The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society

Masterful...intelligent, elementary and incredibly versatile." ★★★★
Edinburgh Evening News
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  • Written bySteven Canny and John Nicholson
  • Start date4 Dec 2012
  • End date22 Dec 2012
  • MatineeThu 13, Sat 15, Thu 20 & Sat 22 at 2.30pm
  • TicketsSat 4 – Sat 22 Dec at 7.30pm (not Sundays or Mondays). PREVIEW TICKETS: £11/£6 TICKETS: Sun - Thu & matinees £15.50/£11.50/£6. Fri & Sat £17.50/£15.50
  • GenreTheatre

Traverse Theatre Company in association with Peepolykus World Premiere

Just because you don't believe in ghosts, Holmes, doesn't mean they don't exist.

Who, really, was the man behind Sherlock Holmes?

This December, we are gathering for a very special presentation about Arthur Conan Doyle - one of Edinburgh's most famous authors, from the experts.

Well they are meant to be experts, but the highland tour has been a disaster and now strange things are happening at the Traverse. 

The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society  is a riotous comedy that hurtles from particle physics to fairies and the supernatural. Expect something truly different at the Traverse this Christmas.

The joyfully anarchic Peepolykus have toured worldwide, with recent productions selling out in the West End, Lyric Hammersmith and Liverpool Playhouse. They once again team up with Traverse Artistic Director Orla O'Loughlin following their box-office record smashing show, The Hound of the Baskervilles.

The Arthur Conan Doyle Appreciation Society follows last year's sell out Traverse Christmas show about David Hume and Adam Smith, The Tree of Knowledge. We're delighted to once again bring one of Edinburgh's best loved figures back to life for a seasonal celebration.

Space: Traverse One

Sign language interpreted performance: Thursday 20 December (7.30pm)
Audio-described performance:
 Thursday 20 December (7.30pm)
Touch Tour: Thursday 20 December

Traverse Theatre Club Tickets: £3 off on Thursday 6 December
Click here for Traverse Theatre Club members priority booking   

Schools Groups: £6 per ticket plus one teacher free per 10 students

Age recommendation: 14+

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  • Orla O'Loughlin

    Director
  • Steven Canny

    Writer
  • John Nicholson

    Cast, Writer
  • Javier Marzan

    Cast
  • Gabriel Quigley

    Cast
  • Anthony Lamble

    Designer
  • Philip Gladwell

    Lighting designer
  • Fergus O’Hare

    Sound designer
  • Jonathan Charles (D fie foe)

    Video Designer
  • Ben Hart

    Illusion designer
  • Masterful...intelligent, elementary and incredibly versatile." ★★★★
    Edinburgh Evening News
  • Jaw dropping tricks and illusion....thoroughly entertaining." ★★★★
    EdinburghGuide.com
  • A winning comic formula...one thing is certain: the show will entertain."
    British Theatre Guide
  • Gently entertaining...beautifully played.” ★★★★
    The Scotsman
  • Consistently inventive and wonderfully funny.” ★★★★
    The Arts Desk
  • “Comedy, pratfalls and deep philosophical investigation abound…utterly hilarious.” The Stage
    The Stage
  • “it has a bit of love, a bit of mystery, and a lot of spirit.”
    The Public Reviews
  • "Hilarious, quirky, jubilant."
    The List
 
 

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