Synopsis
Arthur and George
$16.99
David Edgar from Julian Barnes
Published by Nick Hern Books
This tells the astonishing story of the real life case in which Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle found himself playing detective
Birmingham solicitor George Edalji has been found guilty of maiming six horses and sentenced to seven years imprisonment
Desperate to prove his innocence, he recruits the help of crime writer Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, to help solve his case and win him a pardon
This powerful new stage adaptation vividly brings to life the events which made sensational headlines as The Great Wyrley Outrages in 1903
As gripping as any Sherlock Holmes mystery, Arthur & George also raises many questions about guilt and innocence, identity, nationality and race