Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Canterbury Repertory Theatre is delighted to announce for our November 2025 production, The Hound of the Baskervilles, adapted for the stage by Simon Williams from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and directed by Ross Gumbley.

When Sir Charles Baskervilles dies in mysterious circumstances, his last remaining relative, Sir Henry Baskerville, travels home from America claim his inheritance, Baskerville Hall, which lies on the edges of the wild moors of Devon. The 1ocal legends say that there is curse on the Baskervilles, caused Sir Hugo Baskerville’s actions many years earlier.

The curse has taken the form of a gigantic, ferocious hound, which stalks Dartmoor and has caused the death of successive generations of Baskervilles.

When Sir Henry turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson for assistance, Holmes suspects a fiendish plot and begins to unravel the mysteries of the moors in a race against time to save Sir Henry from the fate of his ancestors in this fast- moving and often zany adaptation of the time-honoured classic.

Tickets NZ$35, $30

All shows 7.30 pm
Nov 19-22  & Nov 26-29
Elmwood Auditorium
Aikmans Road, Merivale
See map

Concession prices apply to Gold Card holders, Community Service Card & KiwiAble Leisure Card holders, Full-time students (tertiary & secondary) & Under-18s.
Proof of entitlement must be presented upon admission.

Group bookings of 10 or more – Concession rate applies!

Special discount for school group bookings! (Contact us for more information)

Complimentary voucher holders
please contact us for booking instructions.

Please note: seating is by general admission (no seat numbers allocated).
Wheelchair access available.

(A Community Theatre production by special arrangement with Joseph Weinberg and The Play Bureau NZ Ltd)

Cast

Sherlock Holmes
Dr Watson
Sir Henry Baskerville
Dr Mortimer
Stapleton
Beryl Stapleton
Barrymore
Eliza Barrymore
Laura Lyons
Young Jim
Cabbie
Mary
Cartwright

Production team

Ross Gumbley
Director
Annette Searle
Co-Director & Choreographer
Bernadette Richardson
Stage Manager
Nick Hobden
Production Manager
Brenda Hayes
Production Manager
Pim Van Duin
Set Designer
Ian Harding
Lighting Designer
Jonathan “Benny” Hill
Sound Designer
Amelia Hill
Original Music Composer
Nelleke Passchier
Costume Designer
Alisdair Muir
Properties Manager
Geraldine Clarke
Wardrobe Team
Sue Mather
Wardrobe Team