This show is performed with six actors - Two leads and four Players

(2M, 2F Each playing multiple roles with quick costume changes)

IT WILL A FUN, FAST AND FURIOUS SHOW, WHERE ACTORS DO ONSTAGE COSTUME CHANGES AND SET CHANGES, AKA THE 39 STEPS

NOTE: LINE NUMBERS ARE MEANT AS A GUIDE ONLY AS ACTORS ARE ONSTAGE MOST OF THE PLAY 

Sherlock Holmes

an English man in his 50s - ON IN EVERY SCENE.

NUMBER OF LINES 350

Ebenezer Scrooge

An elderly man in his 70s

NUMBER OF LINES 60

PLAYERS

Player One. MALE NUMBER OF LINES 150

•  Dr. Timothy Cratchit - Tiny Tim, all grown up Now, a doctor at St. Bernard’s Hospital for Children.

·       Mr Topper - The manager of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. A bit older, a bit pompous. Easily irritated. A friend of Fred, Scrooge’s nephew.

·       Ralph Fezziwig - A nervous, wiry young man. The misfit member of a proud family. Engaged to Fannie.

·       Constable Bradstreet - A seemingly upstanding member of Scotland Yard

Player Two. FEMALE. NUMBER OF LINES 130

·       Emma Wiggins - A good spirited and brace 13-year-old, she is a former Baker Street Irregular

·       Fan “Fannie” Garder - Scrooge’s grandniece. A refined young woman, she works backstage at a theatre. Engaged to Ralph Fezziwig

·       Inspector Lestrade - Blustery, easily confounded member of Scotland Yard. He has grudging respect for Holmes

·       Mrs. Windigate - A Scottish tavern-keeper and member of the Goose Club. Giggly, a whirlwind.

Player Three. MALE NUMBER OF LINES 140

·       Dr. Watson - Sherlock Holmes’ best and most loyal friend.

·       Mrs. Dilber - Mr. Scrooge’s housekeeper of over 30 years. An emotional creature with a connection to the spiritual realm

·       Henry Burke - An Irish candlemaker, an old friend of Mr. Scrooge.

·       Old Joe Brackenridge - The owner of Old Joe’s in Covent Garden. Gruff, a born salesman

Player Four. FEMALE NUMBER OF LINES 135

·       Caroler - A cheerful person in the street

·       Elderly Woman - A London lady

·       The Countess of Morcar - American. An old love of Holmes’ who also goes by another name. Irene Adler.

·       Martha Cratchit - Tough and a bit lower-class than her brother. She is as smart and observant as any detective she might happen to meet

·       Mary Morstan - Watson’s elegant and brave wife

·       Abigail “Abby” Fezziwig - Runs a business fattening geese for market. A proud member of the hardworking Fezziwig family