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Holmes Fest is back at the Groundlings Theatre by popular demand!

After last year's fun and laughter, Holmes Fest returns for music, silliness, sketches and storytelling - as part of an all-new show. Join master of ceremonies Matt Wingett for a joyful Victorian music hall variety show, celebrating the life and times of Portsmouth's world-renowned author Arthur Conan Doyle who created Sherlock Holmes while he lived in Southsea! Actors, musicians, writers and Doyle fans will present sketches, stories, poems and songs in a night of fun and surprises.

This star-studded programme features:
Mark Wingett (The Bill, Quadrophenia, Eastenders)
Hudson and LeStrade taking you on a tour of Victorian music hall songs
Side-splitting japes from The BBC Holmes Service
Christine Lawrence writing an all new piece (last year she was a murderous Mrs Hudson!)
Jackson Davies delivering more of his word-magic
Kinematographic extravaganza celebrating Portsmouth's connections to Conan Doyle
And of course... Sherlock Holmes himself!

Prizes

Visitors also have the chance to win prizes. Attendees are encouraged to wear Victorian/Edwardian clothing – the best dressed will receive a special prize!