A Christmas play crossing Sherlock Holmes with Ebenezer Scrooge makes its PNW premiere at the Civic

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If the title of A Sherlock Carol seems at once familiar yet uncanny, that might be intentional. The play by Mark Shanahan takes two of the most popular characters of Victorian fiction, Sherlock Holmes and Ebenezer Scrooge, and creates a Christmas mash-up that riffs on both of their literary origins. Following its well-received off-Broadway premiere in 2021, the seasonally themed murder mystery is already making its regional debut on the Spokane Civic Theatre’s main stage this week.

“It’s a perfect blending of two icons, Holmes and Scrooge,” says director Jerry Sciarrio. “If you’re

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