November 2024 update

Philip has just opened his adaptation of Conan Doyle’s iconic Sherlock Holmes novel “The Sign of the Four” for Vienna’s English Theatre (5 Nov - 21 Dec 2024). This comedy drama celebrates Doyle’s novel of murder and mayhem in a trail that extends from the Indian Andaman Islands to Victorian London. The ensemble performance grows out of a show created by the members of a fictional Sherlock Holmes Society, who come together to undertake a brave (and often unintentionally hilarious) retelling of Doyle’s novel.

“A show that delivers so much and is so sure-footed will find a delighted audience” Online Merker.

“Two years ago he boldly directed Ken Ludwig's “Baskerville,” the stage version of the novel “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” in Vienna. Now he follows up with his own adaptation of “The Sign of the Four” at Vienna’s English Theatre. He is successful again, probably because he relies both on subtle irony and boisterous gags. His five-member ensemble performs more than four dozen roles and offers best English original version theatre with topnotch physicality.” Die Presse.

“The balance of mystery and comedy was perfect, making for a thoroughly enjoyable evening. We left the theatre with the great feeling that we had just witnessed another standout production.” Secret Vienna

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