London, 1896.
Barnaby Gibbs is an incurable optimist, a Sherlock
Holmes fan, and a man who knows he’s not particularly
good at anything. One night, while checking on a friend's
empty house, he encounters a stranger, dressed entirely
in black, holding a bag full of stolen belongings
and attempting to write a poem about sapphires. There
is only one conclusion a reasonable man could come
to: this is the notorious cat burglar/con-man known
as the Rhyming Bandit! Fortunately, Barnaby Gibbs
is not a reasonable man, and when the stranger explains
he is actually the famous detective Antoine Feval,
a new crime-fighting duo is born
Not Quite Sherlock is a one-man comedy play about Victorian London's most overlooked detective. But that's not all. It's also a ridiculous comedy about an ex-street-performing comedian attempting to do a one-man comedy play about Victorian London's most overlooked detective. With wit, charm, timing, and almost no respect for the rules of theatre, Chris Gibbs creates a simple, hilarious theatrical experience unlike any other.
History
Under its original title,
Antoine Feval, the play
premiered at the 2005 Winnipeg Fringe Festival,
winning Best of Fest. Since then it has played all
over the country, including the Just For Laughs Festival
in Montreal and the High Performance Rodeo in Calgary.
In 2014 the show was chosen to be a part of the first
run of shows recorded for the Bell TV series On Stage
On Demand.