A CLASSIC Sherlock Holmes mystery is to be staged next week.

The spine-chilling Hound of the Baskervilles is to be brought to life by members of Durham Dramatic Society.

This production, by Tim Kelly and directed by Teresa Hagger, is based on the original story, with Sir Henry Baskerville, heir to the family fortune, stalked by a horror that prowls the moors.

The production opens at The City Theatre in Back Silver Street, Durham on Sunday, January 29 with a 2.30pm matinee performance.

It continues from Monday, January 30 to Saturday, February 4 at 7.30pm each evening.

Tickets, priced £7.50, with £6.50 concessions available on Sunday and Monday, are available from the Gala Box Office on 03000 266600.