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The Mousetrap - The Diamond Anniversary Tour

New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
From: Monday, 4th February 2013
To: Saturday, 9 February 2013

Our Review: starstarstarstar

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Synopsis

Opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on 25 November 1952. The World's Longest Running Play! A group of people gathered together in a remote part of the countryside discover there is a murderer in their midst. The question is which one of them is the guilty party.

Our Review: starstarstarstar

6 February 2013

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the longest running show in the history of British Theatre. To celebrate the 60th year of the play, for the first time, the production goes on a UK tour.

From the opening of the curtain you are taken back to the post war era and a country house. The set captures the mood of the time and the style of building beautifully. There are multiple doors and the insinuation of secret passages, the perfect venue for a murder.

The residents in the house find themselves cut off by snow. All is well until they discover a murderer with unfinished business is among them. As the play progresses sordid pasts, motives and identities are revealed.

There are solid performances from the entire cast with strong characterisation. Giles Ralston (Bruno Langley) and Mollie Ralston (Jemma Walker) are the naive young couple who have opened their house as a guest house. The over excitable Christopher Wren ([Steven F...

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Cast

Steven France (Christopher Wren)
Thomas Howes (Sgt Trotter)
Karl Howman (Mr Paravicini)
Bruno Langley (Giles Ralston)
Graham Seed (Major Metcalf)
Jemma Walker (Mollie Ralston)
Jan Waters (Mrs Boyle)
Clare Wilkie (Miss Casewell)

Creative

Agatha Christie (Author)
Mousetrap Productions (Producer)

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