Douglas Kerr

1909: Arthur Conan Doyle goes to the theatre

Presented by: Portsmouth BookFest

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0	ONLINE: Zoom - online event
P	Monday 15th July, 2024
N	7:00pm

Event information

Was Conan Doyle a good dramatist? What happened when he decided to adapt The Tragedy of the Korosko, his adventure tale set on the Nile, into dramatic form? This talk sets out to tell the story of his dealings with actors, producers, audiences, and critics, and to show how and why the original tale evolved into something very different as it became the play The Fires of Fate, first staged in London’s West End in 1909.