Birmingham Rep extends run of festive production
Birmingham Rep has announced that its highly anticipated World Premiere of Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas has been extended to mid-January due to popular demand.
This brand new play, penned by writing duo Humphrey Ker and David Reed, and featuring original songs by the legendary musical theatre duo Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, opens at The Rep on Friday 14 November and will now run until Sunday 18 January 2026 – an additional week of performances added.
As well as writing this brand-new comedy whodunnit, Humphrey Ker and David Reed also star as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson respectively and are joined by award-winning comedian and actor John Kearns as Inspector Lestrade and comedy actress and podcaster Margaret Cabourn-Smith. Further casting will be announced soon.
Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Days of Christmas will be directed by Phillip Breen with Becky Hope-Palmer. Phillip Breen’s credits include Anna Karenina at Chichester Festival Theatre, Crime and Punishment in Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong Arts Festival and The Comedy of Errors for the RSC.
Becky Hope-Palmer’s credits include Letters to Our Future Government for Traverse Theatre, Romeo and Juliet for Petersfield Shakespeare Festival and Bridezilla and the Orchard of Sin for The Traverse Theatre/Play and a Pint.
The creative team also includes Mark Bailey (Designer), Anna Watson (Lighting Designer), Georgina Lamb (Movement), Renny Krupinksi (Fights) and Helena Palmer (Casting).
Humphrey Ker is an Emmy and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning writer, actor and football club director.
He is known for his roles on NBC's American Auto, FX's It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and BBC1's Daddy Issues, alongside appearances on Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Welcome To Wrexham.
As a writer he has worked for three seasons on Apple TV Hit Mythic Quest, written a myriad things for R4, BBC2 and Channel 4 and the stage and feature film versions of Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher.
David Reed is a playwright, actor and comedian.
His television roles include Endeavour, Beyond Paradise, Father Brown, Ghosts, Citadel and Daddy Issues. For radio he has written comedy plays Guy Fawkes, Revolution, Hereward the Wake, Macbeth Rebothered, The Odyssey, Curse of The Beagle, Le Carré On Spying, Don Quixote, Hadrian’s Beard, Richard III Rebothered and Severus
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