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The Mousetrap Tour - Agatha Christie's classic whodunnit 70th birthday tour

Published on

February 10, 2022

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Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap UK  tour continues in 2024. The Mousetrap Tour - 70th Birthday of Agatha Christie's long-running Whodunnit The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world, will launch a major new tour of the UK and Ireland this September. The genre-defining murder mystery from Agatha Christie, the world’s best-selling novelist of all time, will open at the Theatre Royal Nottingham, where it held its original world premiere in 1952. The iconic thriller will then visit over 70 venues across the country, including all cities to which it originally played 70 years ago, plus many more. This 70th Anniversary tour marks the first of many ways that The Mousetrap will be celebrating its extraordinary milestone year. Adam Spiegel, the producer of The Mousetrap, said: What better way to celebrate 70 glorious years of The Mousetrap by taking Agatha Christie’s world-famous whodunnit to over 70 towns and cities throughout the UK and Ireland. A true British classic, this beloved tale of intrigue and suspense is as enthralling today as it was when it first opened in 1952 and I am thrilled that audiences, of all ages, and from all corners of the country, will have the chance to see it in their local theatres. Following its 1952 premiere touring production, The Mousetrap opened in the West End where it continues its record-breaking engagement at the St Martin’s Theatre having been performed there over 28,500 times, selling over 10 million tickets. THE MOUSETRAP UK TOUR CAST From 30 January 2024, the cast of the iconic murder-mystery on tour will include Todd Carty(EastEnders, Grange Hill, Dancing on Ice) who continues to play Major Metcalf and Gwyneth Strong (known for playing Cassandra in Only Fools and Horses) as Mrs. Boyle. They will be joined by Neerja Naik as Mollie Ralston, Barnaby Jago as Giles Ralston, Shaun McCourt as Christopher Wren, Amy Spinks as Miss Casewell, Steven Elliot as Mr. Paravicini, and Michael Ayiotis as Detective Sgt. Trotter. As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at Monkswell Manor, a stately countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover – to their horror – that a killer is in their midst. One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim? Running Time 2hr 20 minutes JOIN OUR MAILING LIST https://britishtheatre.com/catherine-shipton-joins-todd-carty-in-the-mousetrap-70th-anniversary-uk-tour/   The Mousetrap UK Tour Dates Gaiety Theatre Dublin 7 - 18 May 2024 BOOK TICKETS Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline 27 May - 1 June 2024 BOOK TICKETS Severn Theatre Shrewsbury 3 - 8 June 2024 BOOK TICKETS Theatre Royal Wakefield 10 - 15 June 2024 BOOK TICKETS Wolverhampton Grand Theatre 24 - 29 June 2024 BOOK TICKETS Salisbury Playhouse 1 - 6 July 2024 BOOK TICKETS Dunstable Grove Theatre 8 - 13 July 2024 BOOK TICKETS Mercury Theatre Colchester 27 November - 2 December 2023 BOOK TICKETS Darlington Hippodrome 23 - 27 July 2024 BOOK TICKETS Theatre Royal Windsor 29 July - 3 August 2024 BOOK TICKETS See other Tours

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