Don't Go Into the Cellar, Mr Holmes!
Sherlock Holmes Stories Re-Imagined for the Stage
Part of the Sherlock Holmes (Goodwin) series
This book contains five scripts, three of which I owe a great debt of gratitude to Tony Reynolds as they are adaptations of stories taken from his wonderful book of “Sherlock Holmes” stories “The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes”, “The Adventure of The Medium”, “The Giant Rat of Sumatra”, and “The Adventure of The Amazonian Explorer.”
As for the others, "Holmes Alone" is a light-hearted romp, that borrows elements and characters from several other Conan Doyle tales. "The Mazarin Malediction" is my attempt to embellish that oft-maligned story, "The Mazarin Stone". Almost always it's this story in particular that is singled out for harsh criticism. Yet I have always enjoyed the tale, and the others in the collection entitled "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes". "Malediction" is my homage to ACD's original, written and performed with great affection and enjoyment.
To paraphrase Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I have wrought my simple plan if I brought one hour of glee to the Sherlock fan, and the Doyle devotee.