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Synopsis
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap has been thrilling audiences from around the world for as long as HRH Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne.
The Mousetrap show opened in the West End of London in 1952, and has been running continuously since then. It has the longest initial run of any play in history, with over 24,000 performances so far.
First entering the record books many years ago on 12th April 1958, The Mousetrap play then became the longest running show of any kind in the history of British Theatre. Notable milestones in the play's history include 9 December 1964 (5,000th performance), 17 December 1976 (10,000th performance), 16 December 2000 (20,000th performance), 25th November 2002 (50th Year Anniversary Royal Gala Performance attended by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II).
Some cast members are in the Guinness Book of Records, David Raven as the most durable actor for 4575 performances as Major Metcalf and Nancy Seabrooke for a record breaking 15 years as an understudy.
During the phenomenal run of The Mousetrap London there have been no fewer than 382 actors and actresses appearing in the play, 116 miles of shirts have been ironed and over 415 tons of ice cream sold.
As a stage play, The Mousetrap had its world premiere at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham on 6 October 1952 before it began its run in London at the Ambassadors Theatre. It ran at this theatre until Saturday, 23 March 1974 when it immediately transferred to the St Martin's Theatre, next door, where it reopened on Monday, 25 March.
The original cast of The Mousetrap London included Richard Attenborough as Detective Sergeant Trotter and his wife Sheila Sim as Mollie Ralston.
The play has also made theatrical history by having an original cast member survive all the cast changes since its opening night. The late Deryck Guyler can still be heard, via a recording, reading the radio news bulletin in the play to this present day.
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Our Review:
2 March 1998
Note: The cast has changed since the writing of this review. For current cast details, please see The Mousetrap listing entry. If you have seen the current cast and would like to share your views please go to the user reviews section.
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap has been on the stage as long as the Queen has been on the throne. When it had its premiere on 25 November 1952, Churchill was prime minister and food was still rationed in Britain. Now in its 49th year, the play has been seen by more than 10 million people, been performed in 45 countries around the world and been translated into 24 languages. The West End production alone has featured nearly 300 actors (for an eight-strong cast), 136 understudies and, on the evening I attended, was nearing its 20,000th performance, making it, by far, the longest running play in the world a...
Latest User Review
Viki - 18 April 2013:
It is a great experience, but you must have your expectations right. First and foremost, you must be a fan of Christie's novels. The plot is simple but intriguing. The current (2013) costumes are great, as the are very 40s and give a flavour of the period. The characters are timeless, and it's their freshness that makes the play a classic. The accents are clear and posh, suitably coming from Christie's background, and this makes the play easy to follow for foreign audience. There is a lot of humour in the first act, something that I had not anticipated and that was very welcome. 2 1/2 hours were by very quickly and it was an excellent night. The theatre itself is period and very cosy. Seats very comfortable and very good view of the stage. DON'T read the Wikipedia article, as it reveals the murderer and slightly spoiled it for me. But the people around me literally gasped in surprise!...
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Agatha Christie (Author)
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Geoff Bullen (Director)
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