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This chapter uses the reception of the Sherlock episode ‘The Abominable Bride’ to begin an investigation into the complexities and pitfalls of representing Sherlock Holmes in contemporary entertainment. Variously regarded as the epitome of white male privilege, or else a victim of addiction or psychological or neurological conditions, contemporary debates about the character inform audiences’ interpretation of Holmes on stage. The chapter traces a history of femmes fatales in Sherlockian theatre, and analyses modern productions that challenge this stereotype.
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Poore, B. (2017). Sherlock Holmes Checks His Privilege. In: Sherlock Holmes from Screen to Stage. Adaptation in Theatre and Performance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46963-2_8
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