SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET OF MAKING WHOOPEE
by Sean Cunningham
show details
6 (4M, 2W)
Run time: 60 minutes
synopsis
It’s a trying time to be Sherlock. The Victorian era’s coming to an end, Watson’s getting a bit big for his britches, and a serial killer named Jill the Ripper is terrorizing London. The world’s greatest detective faces his toughest case ever as he strives to bring her to justice and restore order to the empire, while simultaneously conquering his cocaine addiction and losing his hated virginity.
quotes & reviews
“In the best of bad taste.”
—The New York Times
-“Playwright Cunningham has a wit worth nourishing.”
—Back Stage
“Low farce and high wit make intoxicating cocktails onstage. Take Sean Cunningham’s ‘Sherlock Holmes and The Secret of Making Whoopee.’”
—The New York Post
-“This show proves it elementary that the extremes of sexual insecurity can be the source of an enormous amount of entertainment.”
—nytheatre.com