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The Great, Great Granddaughter of Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

Written By: Jon Jory
Length: 30-35 minutes
Cast Size: 8-12 actors, flexible
Genre: Comedy
Sub-Genre: Mystery, Adaptation
Synopsis:
Clever Sherla Gomes, the Great, Great Granddaughter of famous sleuth Sherlock, teams up with her loyal friend Lolo Watson to get to the bottom of some seriously mysterious happenings. In The Speckled Band, the girls must solve a high-profile murder involving a cheetah, and baboon, and an expiring inheritance. Performed together or separately, these one-act mysteries, inspired by the stories of Sir...Read More

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Product specification details
Genre Comedy
Sub-genre Mystery, Adaptation
Length Type One-Act
Theme School Life
Cast Size 8-12 actors, flexible
Approx. Running Time 30-35 minutes

* Minimum Royalty: $55.00 / performance

Script PDF: $10.00

Acting Edition Book: $10.99

Stage Manager Edition: $24.99

* Listed royalties are minimum rates for non-professional and school productions. Actual rates will be calculated during checkout. Professional rates are determined after an application is submitted.

Clever Sherla Gomes, the Great, Great Granddaughter of famous sleuth Sherlock, teams up with her loyal friend Lolo Watson to get to the bottom of some seriously mysterious happenings. In The Speckled Band, the girls must solve a high-profile murder involving a cheetah, and baboon, and an expiring inheritance. Performed together or separately, these one-act mysteries, inspired by the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, are a fun spin on the detective genre.

(This one-act, together with The Blue Diamond, can be licensed and performed as the full-length play The Great, Great Granddaughter of Sherlock Holmes.)