Interview/Behind the scene video with the female director (Elizabeth Margolius) and the two lead actors, Maggie Kettering as Dorothy Watson, and Cassandra Bissell as Sherlock Holmes about their upcoming play, Miss Holmes, written by Christopher M. Walsh (running time, ca. 2:44 min).
A new Sherlock Holmes case with a very definite twist.
In this deadly serious and thrilling story, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are intelligent, independent women in Victorian England. It is a time when society did not value those attributes, social class distinctions are explicitly set and any rebellion against social norms was not tolerated. But neither of these smart and brave women abides by the conventions of their time – to their peril. Instead, they forego domestic accomplishments in the pursuit of helping those, particularly women, in desperate need.
Trapped in an era that refuses to accept them, these unconventional professionals work together, trying to help a young wife whose husband, a high ranking, but corrupt, Scotland Yard investigator, is suspected of murdering his previous two wives. Involving many of the same characters loved by fans of Sherlock Holmes, it is a brand new and compelling play that is absolutely true to the world of stories created by the renowned Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
ok, looks very interesting, but why is holmes’ shirt not tucked into her trousers? That just throws me right out of the scene. I love the two actresses already!
No, that’s not the play :D They’re all in Victorian attire/costume there :D It’s set in Victorian era. That’s just the actresses and the female director fangirling about Sherlock Holmes and the play.
It’s a great play, @sarahthecoat. It has one of my absolute favourite twists on the very first meeting of them. “She’s a romantic, this one.”
Also, to dragg her on into following her to cases, the line/question/flirting ahoi, “ Doctor Watson, tell me truly, when was the last time you felt safe?”
Well, most of it is interview, but there is a little clip on stage, and it just… the costumer in me just, NO. That shirt untucked thing, not in victorian times, not in renaissance, not in medieval, doesn’t even look good today. Why do people do it?
But…but… @sarahthecoat that’s why it’s so great (IMO). That they don’t want to fit into… that’s what Miss Holmes tells, among other things. And, for me, it’s a great detail. That even the costume reflects the characters. Sherlock Holmes and Dorothy Watson don’t want to be proper, because f*ck proper, also the drama doesn’t shy away that society doesn’t treat women all that well/fair/proper.
I understand where you coming from, but yeah, agree on disagree?
yeah, ok, just... to me it's like going around with your underwear showing. And was a big peeve when i was doing renaissance-ish costumes for summer shakespeare, and had to constantly insist that actors tuck in their shirts. If i was dressing a show like this, i would find a different way to express not-proper. *shrug*