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You are here: Home / Theatre / Sherlock Holmes and The Sting of the Scorpion

March 13, 2026 by

Sherlock Holmes and The Sting of the Scorpion

Presented by NTC Touring Theatre Company

An illustration shows a silhouette of Sherlock Holmes with the London skyline in the background in a promotional image for Sherlock Holmes and The Sting of the Scorpion.

Having witnessed the murder of Miguel Delgado on a London dockside, Sherlock Holmes is tasked with finding the “Star of San Martin”. His investigation leads him to an Oxford professor, Victorian London’s finest art dealers and jewellers and even The Prospect of Whitby, an inn by the Thames where pirates once held court!

But, at every turn, Holmes must remember Delgaldo’s final words: “beware The Sting of the Scorpion…”

The game is afoot!

Award winning playwright Stewart Howson’s Sherlock Holmes and The Sting of the Scorpion weaves together two previously unrelated Arthur Conan Doyle short stories The Tiger of San Pedro and The Copper Beeches to create a new, mysterious plot for Holmes, Watson, and audiences to investigate.

Directed by Alice Byrne and Louis Roberts, the production features the classic Holmesian elements that audiences know and love brought to life through physical theatre by NTC Touring Theatre Company’s versatile ensemble of talented performers.

An original atmospheric soundscape composed by musician Lucy Desbrow underscores this entertaining crime caper to deliver a tale full of adventure, comedy and intrigue for audiences to enjoy.

Audience Reviews

“I am a Sherlock nerd and loved it!”
“Well crafted script – tick. Cast thoroughly engaged- tick. Audience entertained – tick. Would recommend – tick.”
“Well-written and conceived, excellent performances all round with witty, pacy delivery. Yet another tour-de-force!”

Tickets

£15 (£13 concession)

To book tickets, select an available time below

Wed 20 May7.30pm

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