VICTORIAN Gothic Woodchester Mansion promises to be an atmospheric venue for a one-man homage to the world’s greatest detective Sherlock Holmes.

The audience for the live performance on Friday evening will have the opportunity to wander around the mansion and soak up its spectacular architecture, before they take a further step back in time with some Victorian theatre from West Midlands-based Don’t Go Into The Cellar.

Actor Jonathan Goodwin will offer vintage thrills as The Singular Exploits of Sherlock Holmes recounts highlights of the super-sleuth’s crime-busting career, the adversaries he has faced and the mysteries he has solved.

Digital technology from Gary Archer will also help the production by pumping new blood into gothic gems as the Manson’s Drawing Room is transformed by the stage and mood lighting.

The mansion Servant’s Hall will be open for food and parking will be in the National Trust car park with a minibus shuttle to the venue.

The Singular Exploits of Sherlock Holmes from Don’t Go Into The Cellar starts at 7pm on Friday, tickets £10, with the mansion open beforehand to ticket holders. Visit woodchestermansion.org.uk for more details.