My 2018 Awards: Part 2 - Sherlock Holmes

Plays:
5) 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' - Stonyhurst College, Hurst Green.
4) 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' - St. Michaels and All Saints Church, Chiswick
3) 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' - Lincoln Castle
2) 'Sherlock Holmes: The Last Curtain' - Rose Theatre, Kingston
1) 'The Sign of Four' - New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

(Honourable Mention: 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' - Undershaw, Hindhead; 'Sherlock Holmes: The Panto' - Barns Green Village Hall, Horsham)

(Dishonourable Mention: 'A Study in Nova Alba' - Cornerhouse, Surbiton)


Films:

[After three years away from cinemas, they have been two portrayals of Holmes in the past year. Although neither was a critical success, one stood head and shoulders over the other for me]

2: Holmes and Watson  (dir: Etan Coen)      [Not as bad as all the stuff I had read prior to going to see it suggested. It was OK - just not very funny]

1: 'Sherlock Gnomes'   (dir: John Stevenson)    ['Gnomeo and Juliet' sequel, with multiple nods to the original stories and 'Sherlock', including a large number of visual gags that only I seemed to get in the screening I went to. Even Johnny Depp was surprisingly restrained as Sherlock, and I was pleased to see Dan Starkey's name in the closing titles]

'Elementary' Episodes:
5) 'The Adventure of the Ersatz Sobekneferu' (6.10)
4) 'Uncanny Valley of the Dolls' (6.16)
3) 'The Visions of Norman P. Horowitz' (6.18)
2)  'Pushing Buttons' (6.3)
1) 'Whatever Remains, However Improbable'  (6.21)

[No 'Sherlock' this year, so only what could have been the final season of 'Elementary', but it has been renewed for one more season, and the ending of the last episode sets up an interesting finale season].

'Sherlockian Sojourns':
5) Dorsington
4) Portsmouth/Worthing
3) Undershaw
2) Ingleton/Stonyhurst
1) Conan Doyle's Edinburgh 

My 2018 Awards: Part 1 - Theatre

Musicals:
5) 'Ruthless' - Arts Theatre, London
4) 'School of Rock' - Gillian Lynne Theatre, London
3) 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' - Apollo Theatre, London
2) 'Eugenius' - The Other Palace, Victoria
1) 'Six' - Rose Theatre, Kingston

(Honourable Mentions: 'Bananaman: The Musical' - Southwark Playhouse; 'The Three Little Pigs' - Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford; 'Heathers: The Musical' - Theatre Royal, Haymarket; 'Strictly Ballroom: The Musical' - Piccadilly Theatre, London; 'Fanactical: TheSci-Fi Convention Musical' - The Playhouse Theatre W10; 'Caroline, Or Change' - Playhouse Theatre, London)

(Dishonourable Mention: 'Wasted' - Southwark Playhouse)

Comedy:
3) 'Jess Robinson: Here Come The Girls' - Leicester Square Theatre
2) 'Flo & Joan: The Kindness of Stranglers' - Soho Theatre
1) 'Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue: Ham' - Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh.

(Honourable Mentions: 'Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn' - Gilded Balloon Debating Hall, Edinburgh; 'An Evening With Barry Cryer' - Cinema Museum, Kennington)

Classic Comedy Recreations:
3) 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em' - Richmond Theatre
2) 'The Goon Show' - Richmond Theatre
1) 'Dad's Army Radio Hour' - Richmond Theatre

Magic
3) 'Pete Firman' - The Cornerhouse, Surbiton
2) 'Champions of Magic' - Richmond Theatre
1) 'Colin Cloud: (Psycho)Logical' - Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

(Honourable Mentions: 'At Home With the Magic Circle' - The Magic Circle, London; 'Ben Hanlin: 50' - Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh; 'Griffin & Jones: Trickorish Allsorts' – Liquid Room Warehouse, Edinburgh; 'John Lenahan: Up Close' – The Free Sisters, Edinburgh)

(Dishonourable Mention: 'Adam Patel: Real Magic Live' - Leicester Square Theatre)

Plays:
3) 'Vulcan 7' - Richmond Theatre
2) 'An Honourable Man' - White Bear Theatre, Kennington
1) 'Uncle Vanya' - Hampstead Theatre

(Honourable Mentions: 'Nightfall' - Bridge Theatre, London; 'Mindgame' - Ambassadors Theatre, London; 'And This Is My Friend, Mr Laurel' - Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh)

Pantomimes:
5) 'Improvised Panto!' - Paradise in the Vault, Edinburgh
4) 'Sherlock Holmes: The Panto' - Barns Green Village Hall, Horsham
3) 'Jack and the Beanstalk' - Wimbledon Theatre
2) 'Buttons: A Cinderella Story' - King's Head Theatre, Islington
1) 'Aladdin' - Wimbledon Theatre