Show Plot Sherlock Holmes, Rat of Sumatra

Authors: Tim Kelly with music and lyrics by Jack Sharkey

Time Period: Late Victorian era (matching the canonical late 19th-century timeline).

Summary:

A veiled lady visits 221B Baker Street to enlist the detective. The investigation spirals into a frantic caper featuring historical and literary figures—including Mata Hari, Jack the Ripper, Queen Victoria, and arch-villain Professor Moriarty. Props and hazards include a jeweled dagger, an opium den, paralyzing gas, and a strange idol.