A Sherlock Carol London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (7)
See it if you are a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle & Charles Dickens. Two for the price of one. Great stage settings, acting & costumes.
Don't see it if you are expecting everyone to burst into songs and dance. I found it slow and confusing. I think it could have been shorter.
See it if If you like Conan Doyle and Dickens. Great combination of mystery with a well known Christmas story
Don't see it if You don't like alternative versions
See it if You are tired of cliched Christmas carol adaptations and want something new
Don't see it if You don't like Sherlock or fusing Sherlock with a classic story
See it if You want a christmas show with a murderous twist combining favourite characters
Don't see it if You don't like classic stories to be messed with
See it if You want a fun holiday story
Don't see it if You struggle to follow plots
See it if You enjoy a classic tale told from a new angle
Don't see it if You hate to see classics messed with
See it if You want to be in the atmosphere of a Christmas Carole but are fed up of the dickens story. Lovely Local theatre with creative production
Don't see it if If you don’t like intrigues or Christmas
Critic Reviews (6)
“This kind of entertainment, part tribute, part spoof, is best enjoyed with a belly full of mince pies and mulled wine, a condition of warmed cockles which helps you overlook some of the play’s shortcomings.”
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“Some parts are slow, some characters are confusing, and the final payoff doesn’t really make much sense. But as a piece of fan fiction goes, it’s a fun frolic on a wild goose chase that offers up a few laughs and a Christmassy feeling on a cold winter’s night.”
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"Mark Shanahan's script stays just the right side of smarmy and sentimental, the performances strike the right note...that we're soon lulled into a charitable mood and forgive the conceit."
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"The plotting steers narrowly away from convolution and solves the mystery while sprinting through Christmases past, present and future to bring about an ending of carol singing and goodwill for one and all."
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"Though the production is well-designed, it feels predictable...It's fun and festive for sure, but clings to common tropes with an unwieldy stubborness."
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"A hopeful low-budget stab at a seasonal extravaganza with familiar characters and enough novelty value to allow you to accept that it’s not very good and just enjoy the madness for a couple of hours."
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