The Duck of the Baskervilles – Punful Sherlock Holmes Whodunit

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Sir Oswald Baskerville has died in Mysterious Circumstances (a small village near his home). The doctor called in to pronounce him dead discovers a giant duck’s footprint on Sir Oswald’s chest and suspects fowl play.

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Sherlock Holmes whodunit

THE DUCK OF THE BASKERVILLES – PUNFUL SHERLOCK HOLMES WHODUNIT

Sir Oswald Baskerville has died in Mysterious Circumstances (a small village near his home). The doctor called in to pronounce him dead discovers a giant duck’s footprint on Sir Oswald’s chest and suspects fowl play. The heir to Sir Oswald’s estate may be in danger. The police are baffled. Shylock Casa, the famous insulting detective, and Watsonia, his assistant, are called in and they quickly solve the mystery and unmask the murderer in this whodunit Sherlock Holmes play. A Quacking good case!!

If you, like me share a love of terrible puns, this is the play for you.

Watch a Zoom Production of The Duck of the Baskervilles during the 2020 Pandemic by the Children’s Theatre of Annapolis

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Children’s Theatre of Annapolis, MD, USA – 2020

Read other plays by playwright Tom Considine – The Three unwise men – a nativity spoof with a difference!

Author: Tom Considine

Genre: Whodunit Sherlock Holmes play, comedy

Type: One act crime play or spoof

Cast: 4M, 3F, 1N

Ages of the Actors: Adult

Suitable for: The whole family to watch and teens upward to perform.

Length: 15 minutes

Set: A lounge with a sofa and chairs and a small coffee table in front of the sofa at stage centre. A writing desk and chair against the wall on stage left centre. A door, stage right centre. Many pictures, mainly family portraits.

Level of Difficulty: 6/10 – delivery of the lines and characterization

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Copyright © February 2018 Tom Considine and Off The Wall Play Publishers

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