A Study in Violet 1.1 (full reading edition)

A stage adaptation of Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet by Amber Dunton

A Study in Violet is a queer, period reimagining of the origin story of the world’s most iconic detective duo– Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson in their first case, A Study in Scarlet. When the pair is thrust into a mysterious murder investigation, it pushes the bounds of their companionship. As they pursue the murderer, they begin to uncover not only the crime, but the real story– the truth that Watson could never publish.

A story of love and repression, A Study in Violet, examines who gets to tell the truth and how history hides the implicit. Through Watson’s narrative asides, the characters’ testimonial flashbacks, and raw emotion seeping through the cracks of the classic whodunit, we see the story the original novel could not tell– and the power of finally reclaiming it.