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A Sherlock Carol review

“Struggles to conjure much flair”

ReviewsNov 25, 2022by Julia RankMarylebone Theatre, London

Ben Caplan in A Sherlock Carol at Marylebone Theatre, London. Photo: Danny Kaan

Ben Caplan in A Sherlock Carol at Marylebone Theatre, London. Photo: Danny Kaan

Mark Shanahan’s Dickens and Doyle mash-up, starring Ben Caplan, Kammy Darweish, Rosie Armstrong and Richard James, struggles to transcend a prosaic production

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