Director's Commentary  This was fantastic fun as a director in which I had to work out a way to turn Jonathan as Moriarty into Matthew, who played Holmes (but was also Moriarty due to plastic surgery) on stage in full view of the audience. Needless to say, we found a way. This was a terrific laugh, and everyone had a ball doing it, as I recall, especially Betty who had one of her rare onstage roles as Methylated Mary, a drunken old bag who she played with worrying believability Ray

The Audience Won't Notice  On the first night Dave Pearson leaned on the sideboard he'd made and the whole thing collapsed in a heap beneath him. Right at the end of the play, fortunately. Joanne’s dad made all our props after that.

Quote, Unquote  Back in drag for the first time since Love's A Luxury. Watson complained that Holmes always got to wear the disguises and so ended up in a frock! David
I made David's dress and had to draw all the curtains at home during fitting. What would the neighbours think? Sharon
Memorable for David in a beautiful gown with matching handbag. This was the one where the bookcase collapsed. The cast continued as if this was part of the plot like troupers Betty
The only time I've played a member of Royalty and a pub in the same play - Queen Vic! Jenny
My brother, Dave, lent me the flute; if only he’d given me some painkillers for the back pain I got from Dr Watson tipping me over backwards - you never did that in rehearsal David, bad boy! This was also the only time I’ve played a joke on someone in the cast. The fake "newspaper" that Peter had to read; it took me ages to make and he couldn’t see it because he wasn’t wearing his glasses and he’s more blind than Blind Lemon Pugh! Bugger! Helen