MAGNIFYING glasses and deerstalkers to the ready at Studio Theatre, Ashley Road as the Youth Theatre mounts its sixth main production.

Sherlock Holmes by Tim Kelly, freely adapted from the classic stage comedy by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette, is a rip-roaring melodrama with bombs, villains, damsels in distress and the notorious Moriarty committing dastardly deeds.

With over 20 cast members, it is sure to be a rollicking ride that will have you gripping the edge of your seats.

It will be on stage from February 24 to 27 at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £10 and £8 concs and are available from the Salisbury Information Centre, Fish Row. Call 01722 342860.