All the World's a Stage

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Title: All the World's a Stage
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Mr Sherlock Holmes, Dr John Watson
Summary: Free tickets!
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 30th 2014 prompt: The theatre

.oOOo.

I returned from my afternoon constitutional to find my fellow-lodger, Mr Sherlock Holmes, in a rare ebullient mood.

‘Dust off your dinner jacket, Watson. I have tickets for tonight at The Imperial,’ he said, donning his waistcoat.

Ah, the theatre! As a student even the humblest London performances had been beyond my wallet. Even now, such opportunities were rare unless Holmes’ benefactor chose to gift him with his box. I hastened to change my clothes.

‘What is playing?’ I asked while adjusting my bow tie.

‘It hardly matters. To me, the audience is more fascinating than whatever transpires on stage.’

.oOOo.

Please autograph the playbill

Comments

[maestress83.livejournal.com]

I can imagine poor Watson trying to concentrate on the play but keeps getting interrupted by Holmes's people-watching.

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

And when Watson tries to shush him, Holmes deduces the ending and spoils it all.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

What an excellent bit of Holmesiana! I'd think Doyle would like that one.

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

What a lovely compliment! Thanks!

[monkeybard]

LOL! Holmes would find the audience more interesting than the performance, wouldn't he? There's nothing quite like RL drama for providing entertainment. ;-)

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Yes, and Watson would find Holmes' observations and deductions both shocking and astounding!

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Quite right. Why focus on one dull, farcical jewel-robbery on stage when you can deduce twenty crimes just in the orchestra section, and half a dozen scandals in the box seats?

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Oh, you are familiar with the orchestra?
Hahahaha!

[methylviolet10b]

That's a very Holmesian attitude towards the theatre, all right!

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Yes, I can totally see this happening.
:-)

[ancalime8301]

Somehow that doesn't surprise me. :)

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Me neither.

[debriswoman]

And Holmes will have an audience of one while he analyses the audience of many:-p

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

I hope the stage performance is not one that Watson was keen on seeing...