“Miss Holmes Returns” turns the classic stories upside down

How would the Sherlock Holmes universe change if Holmes and Watson were women? That’s the question posed by Centerstage’s current dynamic production. “Miss Holmes Returns” couples the familiar appeal of a thorny Sherlockian mystery with the unusual twist of centering on cases, ideas, and events that matter to women in both the Victorian era and now.

Written by Christopher Walsh, “Miss Holmes Returns” is a loose sequel to his “Miss Holmes” script. Sherlock and Watson have been trying for years to track down the mysterious “Professor” who seems to be behind a string of complex, interrelated murders. They finally get a lead when they discover a link between this Professor and a nurse who, although she killed for self-defense, is forced to go on the run because she is a women’s activist of co