This play is an adaptation of the very first novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the character Sherlock Holmes that includes a clash of wills and ways of life.
“There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colorless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.”
"A Study in Scarlet" is the debut novel of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes first published in 1887. This classic mystery novel takes readers on a captivating journey as Holmes and Watson investigate a complex murder case that leads them into the heart of the criminal underworld.(*)
"A Study in Scarlet" is set in London and the western United States during the 1880s. The story begins with Dr. John Watson, an army doctor recently returned from Afghanistan, searching for affordable accommodation in London. Through a mutual acquaintance, he is introduced to Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective with extraordinary deductive reasoning abilities. The two men decide to share a flat at 221B Baker Street, and soon after, they become embroiled in a perplexing murder case that takes them from the streets of London to the desolate landscapes of the American West.(*)
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T.S. Forsyth has adapted this new play from the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novel. Forsyth's adaptation of The Sign of the Four (the second Conan Doyle book to feature Sherlock Holmes) was a sold-out, MASSIVE success with audiences in November 2021 -- a wonderful blend of humor, romance, detection mystery, adventure and charming whimsey.
(* info from Bookbrief.io)