The Mousetrap
From Theatre Breaks
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The Mousetrap, Mystery Thriller
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, which is in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest-running play, has extended its booking period once more - tickets are now on sale to 14 May 2011.
The Moustrap - setting the scene
The scene is set when a group of people accumulated in a remote part of the countryside learn, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. Who can it be? One by one the distrustful characters reveal their sordid pasts until at the last, nerve-shredding moment the identity and the motive are finally disclosed.
A corking yarn and an irresistible treat for amateur sleuths all over! In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of thrilling suspense and a brilliantly tangled plot where murder lingers around every corner.
Join the millions who have already discovered who done it but will not share their secret!
The Mousetrap is at St. Martins Theatre in London.
The Mousetrap Theatre Breaks
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| opening night:March 25 1974 booking until The year 2525 |
Eight Facts about The Mousetrap
- The Mousetrap is in its 58th year and is the longest-running show in the world.
- There have been over 23,000 performances of Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery tale.
- At least 383 actors have performed in the play.
- Two cast members are in the Guinness Book of Records — David Raven as the Most Durable Actor for 4575 performances as Major Metcalf and the late Nancy Seabrooke for 15 years as an understudy.
- A whopping 116 miles of shirts have been ironed during the show’s run.
- 415 tons of ice cream has been sold to theatregoers enjoying the play.
- The Mousetrap broke records for the first time on 12 April 1958, becoming the longest running show of any kind in the history of British Theatre.
- The set was replaced in 2000 for the first time since it hit St Martin’s Theatre in 1974. No performances were missed.
