Birmingham Rep will present the World Premiere of Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas at The Rep later this year…
The comedy whodunnit is written by Humphrey Ker and David Reed, stars and creators of the award-winning comic troupe The Penny Dreadfuls. Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas also features original songs by the legendery musical theatre duo Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Their previous work together includes Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita.
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber:
“Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas is pure mischief. It has the exuberance of a Christmas tree, the joy of a panto and a plot worthy of Conan Doyle. It’s wonderful to be working together again on something so unashamedly fun.”
Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas will be directed by Phillip Breen with Becky Hope-Palmer.
It’s Christmas in Victorian London but in the West End – where dreams come true and nothing bad ever happens – a flurry of performers are suddenly dying mid-scene. Scotland Yard rules out foul play… until the world’s greatest consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, discovers an intriguing link to The Twelve Days of Christmas. The game is afoot!
Racing against the clock to save French Hens, find Gold Rings and rescue Mother Goose, Sherlock plunges himself into mortal danger. Will this really be the last stand for our hero or will his trusty sidekick Dr Watson and rival hotshot detective Athena Faversham ensure he lives to consume another Christmas Pudding…?
David Reed and Humphrey Ker:
“There are few things that put us more in the mood for Christmas than all piling into the theatre for some much needed festive cheer. And what could be cheerier than a series of brutal murders underscored by a few new bangers from the mighty duo of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber? Huge thanks to Birmingham Rep for letting us show everybody what we’ve been cooking up with Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas – without a doubt our biggest, daftest and most riotous show yet.”
A laugh-out-loud festive murder mystery for all the family, join the Birmingham Rep at 221b Baker Street this Christmas for mischief, mayhem and a Partridge in a Pear Tree!
Sherlock Holmes and The Twelve Days of Christmas from 14 November 2025 to 11 January 2026
