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The Death and Life of Sherlock Holmes

  • Suzan Zeder
  • Full Length Play, Mystery
  • 8M, 5F
  • ISBN: DB2

The Death and Life of Sherlock Holmes is a mystery within a mystery!

  • Full Length Play
  • Mystery
  • 115 minutes

  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student
The Death and Life of Sherlock Holmes is a mystery within a mystery! It is an action adventure with all the intrigues of a Sherlock Holmes investigation and a touch of Pirandello!

This original play by Suzan L. Zeder weaves together characters and incidents from some of Arthur Conan Doyle's best-loved stories and gives them a new twist, as the world's greatest consulting detective matches wits with Doyle's most cunning villains, including: Colonel Sebastian Moran, Dr. Grimsby Roylott and, of course, Professor Moriarty.

Non-stop action carries the plot through murder and mayhem right up to a stunning climax at the very edge of Reichenbach Falls as it explores the complex love-hate relationship between Sherlock Holmes and the man who created him. 

  • Casting: 8M, 5F
  • Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)

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The Death and Life of Sherlock Holmes is a mystery within a mystery! It is an action adventure with all the intrigues of a Sherlock Holmes investigation and a touch of Pirandello! This original play by Suzan L. Zeder weaves together characters and incidents from some of Arthur Conan Doyle's best-loved stories and gives them a new twist, as the world's greatest consulting detective matches wits with Doyle's most cunning villains, including: Colonel Sebastian Moran, Dr. Grimsby Roylott and, of course, Professor Moriarty. Non-stop action carries the plot through murder and mayhem right up to a stunning climax at the very edge of Reichenbach Falls as it explores the complex love-hate relationship between Sherlock Holmes and the man who created him. Multiple locations for setting featuring special effects. Period costumes. Approximate running time: 2 hours.

$19.95