Arts & Culture

Forget your modern day Benedict Cumberbatches or your bombastic Robert Downey Jrs - a very real Sherlock Holmes will be in Swindon this month.

The play The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes is coming to the splendor of Lydiard Park on Friday July 31 for a lovely dose of open air theatre.

So deer stalkers at the ready and get your thinking caps on as you try and work out the case before the wondrous mind of Sherlock gets to the bottom of it.

Detective Sherlock Holmes has a mysterious new case to investigate when summoned to a nunnery deep in the English countryside.

Holmes and his companion Dr Watson join the search for the most elusive piece of treasure known to mankind. With a missing novice, a death in the convent and some very suspicious nuns, Holmes’ newest case promises to be his most terrifying and challenging yet. A murder mystery to be solved and a treasure to be found in this thrilling adaptation of The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes.

Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company with family and friends in what promises to be a splendid evening of open-air theatre in the stunning surroundings of Lydiard Park.

The sleuthing starts at 7pm.

Tickets cost £14 and are available from the website www.swindontheatres.co.uk