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Welcome to the REP Insight for Arthur And George.

Birmingham solicitor George Edalji has been convicted of a terrible crime and is desperate to prove his innocence. After his release from prison he recruits the help of none other than expert crime writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to help solve his mysterious case and hopefully win him a pardon.

This powerful new stage adaptation, based on Julian Barnes’ semi-fictional new novel brings ividly to life the events of a hundred years ago which made sensational headlines as The Great Wyrley Outrages. As gripping as any of Conan Doyles famous Sherlock Holmes mysteries, Arthur And George also raises many questions about guilt, innocence, identity, nationality and race.

Birmingham born and internationally acclaimed playwright David Edgar has written many plays, including Destiny, Pentecost, Playing With Fire and Testing The Echo and his stage adaptations include Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde and Nicholas Nickleby. His most recent work for The REP was a new translation of Brecht’s The Life Of Galileo.

All of the Arthur And George resources on these pages have been sourced and written by Katie Fanshawe.