the mousetrap uk tour

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The Mousetrap is the genre-defining murder mystery from Agatha Christie, the world’s best-selling novelist of all time. As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at Monkswell Manor, a remote 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?

The 70th anniversary tour opened at the Theatre Royal Nottingham, where it held its original world premiere in 1952. The iconic thriller is now visiting 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.

The touring cast includes Todd Carty (EastEnders, Grange Hill, Dancing on Ice) as Major Metcalf and Catherine Shipton (Casualty) as Mrs Boyle. In the truly ensemble piece where everyone is a suspect Rachel Dawson (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, A Christmas Carol) will appear as Mollie Ralston, Michael Lyle (Amadeus & A Christmas Carol) as Giles Ralston, Shaun McCourt (Blood Brothers UK Tour, War Horse) as Christopher Wren, Leigh Lothian (Chariots of Fire) as Miss Casewell, Steven Elliott (The Crown, Holby City) as Mr Paravicini and Garyn Williams (The Corn Is Green) as Detective Sgt. Trotter. This casting is for 2023 venues.

The 70th Anniversary tour of The Mousetrap continues to visit towns and cities around the country with upcoming theatres including Aberdeen, Blackpool, Hereford, Chelmsford, Dundee, Derby, Bristol, Leeds, Cambridge, Torquay, Buxton, Swansea, Northampton, Truro, Peterborough, King’s Lynn, Guildford, New Brighton, Bromley, and Hastings, continuing throughout 2023 with further venues into 2024 to be announced in due course.

Following its 1952 premiere touring production, The Mousetrap opened in the West End where still to this day, it continues its record-breaking engagement at the St Martin’s Theatre having been performed there over 29,000 times, selling over 10 million tickets.

Cast and Creative

Hollie Sullivan

Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts

Theatre credits include:  Barefoot in the Park (Vienna’s English Theatre) ; Private Lives (Vienna’s English Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Vienna’s English Theatre); Barefoot in the Park (The Mill at Sonning); Sam Wanamaker Festival 2016 (Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre); Julius Caesar (Shakespeare Festival-Neuss).

Film and Television credits include:  Waking The Dead (BBC); A Second Son (Amazon Prime Video).

Other credits include: Doctor Who – The Middle (Big Finish Productions); The Surveyor (Web series).

Barnaby Jago

Training: Arts Ed

Film & Television Credits include: Shakuntala Devi Human Computer (Sony), The Beast of Blue Yonder

Other credits include: Barnaby has narrated numerous audiobooks and audio dramas including The Iron Chariot by Stein Riverton Albie in Doctor Who Albie’s Angels.

Shaun McCourt

Training: Guildford school of Acting.

Theatre credits include:  The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe  (Gillian Lynne Theatre and UK Tour);  The Windsors: Endgame  (Prince of Wales Theatre);  Blood Brothers  (UK Tour);  War Horse  (New LondonTheatre);  The Railway Children  (Kings Cross Theatre);  Imagine This  (Union Theatre);  Iolanthe  (Wilton’sMusic Hall);  The Pirates of Penzance  (Kilworth House);  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat  (UKTour); and  Bernstein’s Mass  (Royal Festival Hall).

Workshops include: The Grinning Man  (NTStudios);  I Capture the Castle  (NT Studios);  The Attic  (Theatre Royal Haymarket).

Training: Mountview Theatre School (Postgraduate Diploma Acting); Cardiff University (PG Diploma - Theatre Studies).

Theatre credits include: The Mousetrap (UK Tour); Switzerland (Ambassadors Theatre, West End); Lear (Valley of the Rocks, Exmoor); The Importance of Being Earnest (UK Tour); Deathtrap (UK Tour); A Room With a View (Bath Theatre Royal); And Then There Were None (UK Tour); La Bohème (Royal Albert Hall); Birds of a Feather (UK Tour); Duet for One (UK Tour); L ess Than Kind (UK Tour); S easons Greetings (UK Tour); H ouse of Ghosts (UK Tour); W omen on the Verge of HRT (UK Tour); P rivate Lives (UK Tour); T he Clean House (UK Tour); B edroom Farce (UK Tour); S trangers on a Train (UK Tour); M arrying the Mistress (UK Tour); Arsenic & Old Lace (UK Tour); T he Shell Seekers (UK Tour); M y Boy Jack (Yvonne Arnaud & UK Tour) and Corpse! (UK Tour).

Todd began his career at the age of four. He made his stage debut at the New London Theatre, where he played the leading role in the musical based on Lionel Bart’s life. As Tucker in the BBC’s  Grange Hill , Todd became an overnight success leading to his own series  Tucker’s Luck . He is also known for his roles of Mark Fowler in  EastEnders  (BBC) and of PC Gabriel Kent in  The Bill  (Talkback/Thames). 

Theatre credits include: Patsy in  Spamalot  (West End and UK Tour) and Detective Inspector Hallett in  The Business of Murder  (UK Tour). Film and Television credits include: Oswyn in  Krull  (Columbia Pictures); Angus in  Professor Poppers   Problems  (CFF Films); Randy Candy in  The Candy Show  (Beaconsfield Films); Mike in  Birches  (True Films); Dan in  The Drive  (Ninja Penguin Productions); As himself in  A Touch of Cloth  (SKY TV); Ray Hallam in  Heartbeat  (ITV); Cameron Cooke in  Holby City  (BBC); Pentecost in  The Black Velvet Band  (Yorkshire TV). Todd was also the subject of  This Is Your Life  (BBC) in 2000.

Other credits include:  Dancing On Ice  (ITV);  Masterchef  (BBC);  Mastermind  (BBC);  Dangerous Adventures For Boys  (C5 which he won with his eldest son James);C elebrity Driving Academy  (BBC with his youngest sonThomas). Directed feature film  The Perfect Burger  (BYFA) and several episodes of  Doctors  (BBC).

Todd has provided narration for numerous televisionprogrammes including  Paddington Green  (BBC),  Driving Mum Crazy  (Meridian TV) and  Scene in New York  (BBC).

Training: Arts Educational Schools, London.

Theatre credits include: Shakespeare Nation (RSC), Bab’s Big Show (Museum of Comedy), Comedy Swingers (Vault Festival), Come On (Arcola Theatre), A Guide to Second Date Sex (Bread and Roses Theatre) and Scarlett Lane Edinburgh Fringe).

Television credits include: Laugh Lessons (BBC 3), Lala’s Ladiez (ZeeTV & Endemol Shine). 

Film credits include: Mark (MOWL), Peeler, Lifeguards (Burning Reel), BaiL (Franklyn Lane Films), Sticky (Vitamin Films).

Other credits: BBC New Comedy Awards (BBC Radio 4), Tits Up (web-series).

Amy is part of the sketch duo BAB who won the Funny Women comedy short Award 2023, presented by Jo Brand and were semi-finalists of Leicester Square Theatre’s Sketch Off! 2022. 

Follow their work @babdocomedy

Steven Elliot

Training: Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. 

Theatre credits include: Frankenstein (Danny Boyle, National Theatre); The Winter’s Tale (Nicholas Hytner, National Theatre); The Ladykillers (UK tour); Dancing at Lughnasa (Abbey Theatre, Dublin);

Productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company include: Twelfth Night, Henry V, Measure for Measure, Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus, The Revenger’s Tragedy, The Jew of Malta, The Bite of the Night, A Christmas Carol, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Pentecost .

Productions with Theatre Clywd include: Macbeth, Arcadia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Noises Off, The Suicide, Two Princes, Troilus and Cressida, Measure for Measure, A Chorus of Disapproval, Jumpy, and Cyrano de Bergerac.

Television credits include: The Crown ; Holby City ; Da Vinci’s Demons ; Judge John Deed; Mike Bassett – Manager; Inspector Morse; Ghostboat; Dal y Melt; Porthpenwaig; Tess of the D’Urbevilles; Crash; Tunnel of Love; War Gamers .

Film credits include: Warchief ; Roald and Beatrix ; Y Swyn; Cold Earth; Time Bandits; Hamlet; Les Miserables; Rise of the Appliances; The Watcher in the Woods; King Lear, True West and Frankenstein (NT Live). 

Steven is an Associate Learning Practitioner for the RSC and Associate Artist at Theatre Clwyd.

Michael Ayiotis

Theatre credits include: Salty in John Godber’s Teechers ’23 (UK Tour), Arthur in The Sun, The Mountain and Me (Union Theatre), Pickle in Sleeping Beauty , Silly Billy in Jack and the Beanstalk , Buttons in Cinderella , Abanazar in Aladdin and Dick Whittington in Dick Whittington (all at South Hill Park Arts Centre), Achilles in Wrath of Achilles (Bedivere Arts), Market Boy (Union Theatre), Timms in The History Boys (London Contemporary Theatre) .

Television and Film credits include : Breaking the Band: Black Sabbath (ITV), Raymond’s Five (Short), Grass Roots (Short) and The Pains of Youth (Short).

Other credits include: EE Mobile (Television).

Jack George

Training: Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company

Theatre credits include: The Art of Saying Goodbye (VAULT Festival), Titus Andronicus (Fourth Monkey), Days of Significance (Fourth Monkey), Appropriate (Fourth Monkey).

Other credits include: Exploited II (Pukka Films).

Jonathan Mathews

Training: The Oxford School of Drama.

Theatre Credits include: White Fang (Park Theatre), Alice's Adventures Underground (Les Enfants Terribles), The Bunker Trilogy (Jethro Compton Productions), Much Ado About Nothing (New Wimbledon Theatre) and Fawlty Towers the Dining Experience (ITI).

Matthew Newton

Training: London College of Music and The Salon: Collective.

Theatre Credits include: The Brothers Karamazov  as Alyosha (King’s Head Theatre) and Thomas Becket in T.S. Eliot’s verse drama, Murder in the Cathedral .

Television credits include: London Class  (MBC).

Matthew is also a conductor and choir master, and as well as the piano and organ, he plays the viola with a number of orchestras around London.

Helen Percival

Training: RADA

Theatre credits include: The Last Time I Saw Caileigh (Brooklyn Art Haus Theatre), Type on Paper (Tabard Theatre), Communicate (Sheepish Productions), Northanger Abbey (Cyphers Theatre Company), Hillary’s Kitchen (Edinburgh Fringe) 

Television credits include: Martha Gellhorn in The Secret History of WW2

Helen is also a spoken word poet and in 2023 wrote and performed her first one woman show called Phoenix.

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AGATHA CHRISTIE

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (born Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature.

Christie was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon. Before marrying and starting a family in London, she had served in a Devon hospital during the First World War, tending to troops coming back from the trenches. She was initially an unsuccessful writer with six rejections, but this changed when The Mysterious Affair at Styles, featuring Hercule Poirot, was published in 1920. During the Second World War, she worked as a pharmacy assistant at University College Hospital, London, acquiring a good knowledge of poisons which feature in many of her novels.

Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly 2 billion copies, and her her works come third in the rankings of the world’s most-widely published books, behind only Shakespeare’s works and the Bible. The Mousetrap holds the world record for longest initial run. It opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End on 25 November 1952, and is still running after more than 27,500 performances.

IAN TALBOT O.B.E

Ian was Artistic and Managing Director of The Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park from 1987 until 2007. For Regent’s Park he directed  Babes In Arms ;  The Fantasticks ;  Lady Be Good ;  The Card ;  Kiss Me, Kate ;  A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To  The Forum ;  Oh, What A Lovely War ;  H.M.S. Pinafore (all nominated for Olivier Awards);  The Pirates Of Penzance  (Olivier nomination for best director 2000);  Much  Ado About Nothing ;  Androcles and the  Lion ;  Look Here Old Son ;  The Two  Gentlemen Of Verona ;  Twelfth Night ;  A  Midsummer Night’s Dream ;  A Connecticut  Yankee ;  The Comedy Of Errors ;  Paint Your  Wagon ;  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ;  The  Music Man ;  Where’s Charley? ;  Camelot  and  The Boyfriend .

His other directing credits include: The Secret Garden (Watermill Theatre; Newbury);  Yeoman Of The Guard  (Savoy Theatre);  Peter Pan  (Royal Festival Hall);  High Society  (Shaftesbury Theatre and national tour);  The Pirates Of Penzance  (West Yorkshire Playhouse and national tour);  Anything Goes  (national tour);  Kiss Me; Kate  (Brisbane Festival);  Lend Me A Tenor The Musical  (Gielgud Theatre);  Doctor In The House  (national tour);  The Invisible Man  and  Charlie’s Aunt  (The Menier Chocolate Factory);  Love Letters  (Dubai Festival);  Third Finger Left Hand  (Trafalgar Studios);  A Midsummer Night’s Dream  (The Old Globe; San Diego);  Million Dollar Quartet  (national tour);  Eugenius  (The Other Palace);  The Mousetrap  (St. Martins Theatre);  Priscilla Queen of the Desert  (national tour);  White Christmas  (national tour) and many overseas tours and pantomimes.

DENISE SILVEY

Denise trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama and began her career as an actress and singer working in the West End, film, television, and radio. She began her relationship with  The Mousetrap  by playing Miss Casewell in 1994 and then again in 2001. She became Production Supervisor for the show in 2009 and then Artistic Director in 2018. She has cast every West End production since 2009, tours since 2015 and has cast and directed productions in China, the Far East and India.

Other production and casting credits include : Cinderella  and  Jack and the Beanstalk  (feature films),  Bloody Difficult Women  (Riverside Studios),  The Pargetter Triptych  (podcast),  Musik  (Edinburgh and West End),  The Dame  (Park Theatre and National Tour),  Dead Sheep  (Park Theatre and National Tour),  An Audience with Jimmy Saville  (Park Theatre and Edinburgh),  The Roundabout  (Park Theatre and New York),  Twitstorm, Deny Deny Deny  and  Twilight Song  (Park Theatre),  Alex Salmond Unleashed  (Edinburgh and National Tour),  Once Seen on Blue Peter  (Edinburgh Festival),  All or Nothing  (Arts and Ambassadors Theatre),  Don’t Call Me Nigel  (National Tour),  The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber  (National Tour),  The Watcher  (Waterloo East Theatre),  The Translucent Frogs of Quuup  (Edinburgh Festival, Ambassadors Theatre, Kings Head),  Burton ,  Clown in the Moon,   Wilde Without the Boy  (Edinburgh and St James’s Theatre),  The Man Called Monkhouse  (National Tour),  Starting Here, Starting Now  (Jermyn Street Theatre).

She is also a recipient of both Stage One Bursary and Start Up Fund for producers and is a member of UK Theatre and the League of Independent Producers.

ADAM SPIEGEL

Over the past 25 years, Adam Spiegel has produced extensively in London’s West End as well as various tours throughout the UK and internationally. Most recently Adam has taken over as producer of the world’s longest running show  The Mousetrap  (St Martin’s Theatre), upholding its prestigious legacy within the West End.

West End credits include:  Motown The Musical  (Shaftesbury Theatre);  The Last Tango  (Phoenix Theatre);  Hairspray  (Shaftesbury Theatre);  Fame  (Aldwych Theatre and Shaftesbury Theatre);  Sister Act  (London Palladium);  Saturday Night Fever  (Apollo Victoria);  High School   Musical – Live on Stage!  (Hammersmith Apollo);  Midnight Tango  (Aldwych Theatre, Phoenix Theatre);  Dance ‘Til Dawn  (Aldwych Theatre);  Love Story  (Duchess Theatre);  Crazy for You  (Novello Theatre);  The Mysteries  (Queen’s Theatre) and  Birdy  (Comedy Theatre).

UK touring credits include: Motown the Musical (2018);  Fat Friends the Musical  (2017);  Tango Moderno (2017); Shirley Valentine  (2017);  The Mousetrap  60th anniversary tour (2012–2016);  To Kill a Mockingbird  (2014 and 2015);  Love Me Tender  (2015) The Producers  (2015);  Fame ;  Saturday Night Fever ;  The Last Tango  (2015-2016);  Dance ‘Til Dawn  (2014 and 2015);  Midnight Tango  (2011, 2012 and 2013);  Strictly Come   Dancing Live ;  High School Musical – Live on Stage!; High School   Musical 2 ; the Creole Choir of Cuba;  The Mysteries ;  Lady Salsa  and  Five Guys Named   Moe .

International touring credits include:  Saturday   Night Fever  (Australasian and Scandinavian tours);  Fame  (Scandinavian and US tours) and the Creole Choir of Cuba (worldwide).

Other theatre credits include:  To Kill a Mockingbird  (Barbican Theatre);  Amadeus  (Wilton’s Music Hall, London);  Lady Salsa  (Pleasance Theatre) and  Promises, Promises  (Sheffield Theatres).

Adam produced the annual Laurence Olivier Awards for the Society of London Theatre for five years running from 2004 to 2008. Adam has also previously acted as an arts consultant for both  The Sunday Times  and Tate Britain. Adam now sits on the board of SOLT and the League of Independent Producers.

SIR STEPHEN WALEY-COHEN

Sir Stephen has been a theatre owner and manager since 1984 when he was Joint Chief Executive of Maybox Group which acquired and managed the Albery, Criterion, Donmar Warehouse, Piccadilly, Whitehall and Wyndham’s Theatre, as well as developing the first British owned multiplex cinemas. Maybox was sold in 1989, in which year he became Director of the Victoria Palace Theatre but sold it to Cameron Mackintosh in 2014. Sir Stephen became the Producer of  The Mousetrap  in 1994. Since then he has also taken on the management of the St Martin’s Theatre as well as the Vaudeville from 1995 – 2002 and the Savoy from 1997 – 2005. In April 2007 Sir Stephen purchased the Ambassadors Theatre, the sister theatre to the St.Martin’s and the original home of  The Mousetrap  for the first 21 years of its run. Before entering the theatre business Sir Stephen was a financial journalist and a founder director of Euromoney Publications. Sir Stephen was President of the Society of London Theatre from 2002 to 2005; and he was a Trustee of The Theatres Trust 1998 – 2004. In 2007 Sir Stephen became Chairman of RADA, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

He founded Mousetrap Theatre Projects in 1996 which each year takes thousands of young people, who would not otherwise have the opportunity, to the best of West End Theatre, and is the industry’s leading education charity.

SIR PETER SAUNDERS

Peter Saunders’ first job was as a very junior assistant cameraman. He graduated to cameraman and film director. He then produced his own films and lost all his money. He worked as a reporter on the Daily Express for four years; then as press agent to bandleader Harry Roy. He joined the army when war broke out, rising from private to captain. He jumped in at the deep end and put on his first play in 1947. He then produced more than 150 shows all over the world including the world record breaking  The Mousetrap . In 1981 he was knighted for his services to the theatre. In April 1994 he transferred the management of  The Mousetrap  to Mousetrap Productions run by Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen. Sir Peter’s hobbies included chess, photography, the music of George Gershwin, telephoning, and collecting wills. He was married to Katie Boyle.

2023 TOUR CAST

The Mousetrap

• Mon 20 May ➙ Sat 1 Mar London, St Martins Theatre The Mousetrap View tickets
• Mon 27 May ➙ Sat 1 Jun Dunfermline, Alhambra Theatre The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour View tickets
• Mon 3 Jun ➙ Sat 8 Jun Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour View tickets
• Mon 10 Jun ➙ Sat 15 Jun Theatre Royal Wakefield The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour View tickets
• Tue 25 Jun ➙ Sat 29 Jun Wolverhampton Grand Theatre The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour View tickets
• Mon 1 Jul ➙ Sat 6 Jul Salisbury Playhouse The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour View tickets
• Mon 8 Jul ➙ Sat 13 Jul Dunstable, Grove Theatre The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour View tickets
• Tue 16 Jul ➙ Sat 20 Jul Colchester, Mercury Theatre The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour View tickets
• Tue 23 Jul ➙ Sat 27 Jul Darlington Hippodrome The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour View tickets
• Mon 29 Jul ➙ Sat 3 Aug Windsor, Theatre Royal The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour View tickets

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The Mousetrap: 70th Anniversary Tour

8 - 13 Jul 2024

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AGATHA CHRISTIE'S THE MOUSETRAP is the world's longest-running play. This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time... case closed!

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover - to their horror - that a killer is in their midst! Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim? Can you solve this world-famous mystery for yourself?

Now celebrating 70 years, AGATHA CHRISTIE'S THE MOUSETRAP has kept millions of people from every corner of the globe on the edge of their seats. COULD YOU BE NEXT?

Starring Todd Carty (EastEnders, The Bill) and Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders).

Mon - Thurs 7.30 & Sat Matinee - £29

Wed Matinee - £26

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The Mousetrap continues its 2023 UK tour

MAJOR NEW TOUR LAUNCHED THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE MOUSETRAP – THE WORLD’S LONGEST RUNNING PLAY

From the East End to Monkswell Manor, The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary tour will star John Altman, Todd Carty and Gwyneth Strong whilst Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller continues its record-breaking run at London’s St Martin’s Theatre.

Having held its world premiere at Theatre Royal Nottingham in 1952, this 70th Anniversary tour opened there in September 2022 before visiting over 70 theatres throughout the UK and Ireland, including all cities to which it originally played 70 years ago, plus many more.

The cast includes Todd Carty ( EastEnders, Grange Hill, Dancing on Ice ) as Major Metcalf, Gwyneth Strong ( Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders ) as Mrs. Boyle, Joelle Dyson ( Dreamgirls, Funny Girl ) as Mollie Ralston, Laurence Pears ( Magic Goes Wrong ) as Giles Ralston, Elliot Clayas Christopher Wren ( The Mousetrap in London), Essie Barrow ( The Mousetrap in London) as Miss Casewell, and Joseph Reed ( The Nobodies ) as Detective Sgt. Trotter.

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 than 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 Mousetr ap opened in the West End where still to this day, 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.

After opening at Theatre Royal Nottingham on 27 September 2022, the 70th Anniversary tour has 2023 dates remaining for Cardiff, Plymouth, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Woking, Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cheltenham, Milton Keynes, Sheffield, Inverness, Aberdeen, Blackpool, Hereford, Chelmsford, Dundee, Derby, Bristol, Leeds, Cambridge, Torquay, Buxton, Swansea, Northampton, Truro, Peterborough, King’s Lynn, Guildford, New Brighton, Bromley, and Hastings, with further venues into 2024 to be announced in due course.

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?

The Mousetrap is produced by Adam Spiegel Productions and Directed by Ian Talbot OBE.

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Am I correct The Mousetrap is coming this year to Weston-super-Mare? I am pleased that you have some TV names in the cast as it always helps sell a play.

S&H: you have sadly missed the performances in Weston-super-Mare.

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The Mousetrap tour

Currently touring until 3 August 2024

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap is the world's longest-running play and is now on tour across the UK direct from the West End.

The Mousetrap tour dates and tickets

• Dublin , Gaiety Theatre 7 May 2024 - 18 May 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Dunfermline , Alhambra Theatre 27 May 2024 - 1 June 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Shrewsbury , Severn Theatre 3 June 2024 - 8 June 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Wakefield , Theatre Royal 10 June 2024 - 15 June 2024 Sign up for updates
• Wolverhampton , Grand Theatre 24 June 2024 - 29 June 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Salisbury , Playhouse 1 July 2024 - 6 July 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Dunstable , Grove Theatre 8 July 2024 - 13 July 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Colchester , Mercury Theatre 16 July 2024 - 20 July 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Darlington , Hippodrome 23 July 2024 - 27 July 2024 Book tickets ➤
• Windsor , Theatre Royal 29 July 2024 - 3 August 2024 Book tickets ➤

The world’s longest running play, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time.

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover – to their horror – that a killer is in their midst! Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim? Can you solve this world-famous mystery for yourself?

Meet The Mousetrap tour cast

Currently on the tour at select venues is Todd Carty (EastEnders) in the role of Major Metcalf with Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses) as Mrs Boyle. Check venue website for exact casting.

They are joined by Steven Elliott as Mr Paravicini, Neerja Naik as Mollie Ralston, Barnaby Jago as Giles Ralston, Michael Ayiotis as Detective Sgt Trotter, Shaun McCourt as Christopher Wren and Amy Spinks as Miss Casewell.

Jack George, Jonathan Mathews, Matthew Newton, Judith Rae and Hollie Sullivan complete the cast as understudies.

The production is directed by Ian Talbot

About the show

Age recommendation and guidance: Suitable for ages 7+

Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes (including 20 minute interval)

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The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour – Todd Carty and Gwyneth Strong join cast

Todd Carty and Gwyneth Strong have been cast in Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap 70th Anniversary Tour.

Initial casting is announced for the 70 th Anniversary tour of The Mousetrap , the longest running play in the world, which will visit over 70 venues throughout the UK and Ireland from this September.

Launching the tour will be Todd Carty in the role of Major Metcalf. Carty has had a long career on stage and screen but is most known for his television roles of Mark Fowler in EastEnders, PC Gabriel Kent in The Bill and Tucker Jenkins in Grange Hill . He was a contestant Dancing on Ice and Celebrity Masterchef .

Television actress Gwyneth Strong will return to the role of Mrs Boyle for intital venues. She is known for her beloved portrayal of Cassandra in Only Fools and Horses.

Further casting is to be announced.

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 70 th Anniversary tour marks the first of many ways that The Mousetrap will be celebrating its extraordinary milestone year.

Following its 1952 premiere touring production, The Mousetrap opened in the West End where still to this day, 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.

Opening at Theatre Royal Nottingham on 27 September 2022, the 70 th Anniversary tour of The Mousetrap will visit Dublin, Cork, Brighton, Birmingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Bath, Manchester,Norwich, Malvern, Newcastle, Coventry, Southampton, York, Cardiff, Plymouth, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Woking, Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cheltenham, Milton Keynes, Sheffield, Inverness, Aberdeen, Blackpool, Hereford, Chelmsford, Dundee, Derby, Bristol, Leeds, Cambridge, Torquay, Buxton, Swansea, Northampton, Truro, Peterborough, King’s Lynn, Guildford, New Brighton, Bromley, and Hastings, continuing throughout 2023 with further venues into 2024 to be announced in due course.

Full tour schedule for The Mousetrap Tour can be found here.

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at Monkswell Manor, a remote 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?

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Todd Carty will perform the role of Major Metcalf in Nottingham, Dublin, Cork, Brighton, Birmingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Bath, Norwich, Malvern, Newcastle, Coventry, Southampton, York, Cardiff, Plymouth, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Woking, Perth, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

Gwyneth Strong will perform the role of Mrs Boyle in Nottingham, Dublin, Cork, Brighton, Birmingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Bath, and Manchester.

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Agatha Christie’s THE MOUSETRAP is the world’s most successful and longest-running play. Since opening in London’s West End in 1952, this classic murder mystery has had millions of theatregoers on the edge of their seats.

In 2022, THE MOUSETRAP will celebrate an astonishing 70 YEARS onstage. To mark the occasion, we are inviting the world’s most esteemed theatres and producers to join us in an epic global event.

We will be licensing 70 productions of THE MOUSETRAP in countries across the globe, in as many languages as possible, as part of our 70th Anniversary Season.

the London production has provided an exceptional benchmark for the universal magic of well-crafted live theatre. We now invite you to be part of this amazing legacy by presenting your own production of THE MOUSETRAP, envisioned and brought to life by the extraordinary local artists who light up your stages.

Agatha Christie is the world’s best-selling novelist of all time, with an estimated 2 billion books sold. Besides having written the world’s longest-running play, she is also the only female playwright to have ever had three plays running simultaneously in London’s West End. Her books and plays have been adapted into countless TV series and award-winning films including Death on the Nile, which returns later this year in a remake starring Kenneth Branagh and Annette Bening.

And yet over the years, THE MOUSETRAP has become more than just a play. It has evolved into a can’t-miss destination for visitors from every corner of the globe, a joyful rite of passage for theatregoers of all kinds, and an enduring family tradition shared across generations.

Perhaps the reason THE MOUSETRAP appeals to a wide range of audiences and age groups lies in its clever dramatic formula. The iconic set-up, which has inspired countless other murder mysteries, puts audience members in the position of not just passive observers, but active participants.

Nothing’s quite as fun as playing detective from your seat, knowing every colourful character is a suspect, and trying to piece it all together yourself in real time. It’s deceptively simple… and simply genius!

our 70th Anniversary Season, you’ll not only be celebrating THE MOUSETRAP’s incredible journey — you’ll be taking your place in theatre history. And in doing so, you’ll become an integral part of the global theatre community’s bright, connected future. 

with any questions or to discuss licensing please contact your local agent in your territory

On behalf of the entire team, thank you for reading, and we look forward to welcoming you to the wonderful world of Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, 
THE MOUSETRAP.

Adam Spiegel, Producer

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The Mousetrap reveals new touring cast

Performances continue this week in Sunderland

New casting has been confirmed for the ongoing 70th anniversary tour of The Mousetrap , the iconic murder-mystery that continues to entertain audiences across the UK and Ireland.

From tomorrow, 30 January, the cast  will include Todd Carty ( EastEnders )  and Gwyneth Strong ( Only Fools and Horses ), continuing in their respective roles as Major Metcalf and Mrs Boyle.

They will be joined on stage 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).

Agatha Christie’s genre-defining murder mystery made its debut at Theatre Royal Nottingham in 1952, embarking on a successful UK tour before finding its home in the West End, where it has been running for an unprecedented 70 years at the St Martin’s Theatre.

To celebrate its anniversary, the play commenced its current tour in Nottingham in September 2022 and has been traversing the UK and Ireland, visiting over 70 theatres, including the cities it originally played in 70 years ago and many more.

The Mousetrap is produced by Adam Spiegel, with direction by Ian Talbot and Denise Silvey.

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Twenty One years ago, when Roy Marsden was artistic director, the Palace Theatre Westcliff staged all of Agatha Christie’s plays, including the radio plays, short plays and adaptations by other writers. I saw them all! This festival also included the first performance of The Mousetrap outside London’s West End. Now, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the play’s premiere at The Ambassadors Theatre on 25th November 1952, the play is currently on an extensive UK tour.

Variously described as a “ whodunnit ”, “ thriller ” and “ murder mystery ”, it is in fact all of these as well as being an example of the sort of popular play that was current not only in the West End but also the staple of weekly repertory companies at the time. The Mousetrap is charmingly ‘dated’, and the almost ‘full house’ on a Monday night at Brighton’s Theatre Royal not only knew that before they arrived, they also revelled in the absurdities of the plot as witnessed by the vociferous reception at Curtain Call. Anyone interested in the history of post-WW2 British theatre needs to see this play – it is also a lot of fun!

Mollie Ralston (Joelle Dyson) and her husband Giles (Laurence Pears) have just opened a guest house – the programme does not tell us where or when – but it seems to be in a deserted part of England with one road leading to it which quickly, in Act One, gets blocked by snow so that the rather strange assortment of guests get trapped with each other! There is supposed architect Christopher Wren (an animated performance by Elliot Clay), abrupt Mrs Boyle (a suitably larger-than-life portrayal by Gwyneth Strong), a Major Metcalf (nicely stereotyped by Todd Carty), youthful, slim Miss Casewell (Essie Barrow), Mr Paravicini (Kieran Brown sporting an unbelievable accent and wig – very witty!) and Detective Sergeant Trotter (Joseph Reed) who arrives on skis, which later disappear!.

It is Trotter who gives the play energy as he drives the action whenever he is onstage, and directors Ian Talbot and Denise Silvey ensure that it flows at great speed for much of the time, only allowing it to relax in the various duologues in the final act. This is especially necessary as there is a great deal of exposition in the first half hour, necessary for audiences in the 1950s (just think of Priestley’s An Inspector Calls ) before television made audiences less needy!

My only slight caveat is that some actors are clearly aided by radio mikes which means that at times they are, for example, stage left, whereas their voice appears from the loudspeaker down right!

The production is greatly aided by the superb ‘mansion’ set, panelled walls and all: it is a shame that again the programme lets the production down by not crediting the imaginative designer! In many ways, it is typical of its genre in that there are multiple entrances as well as a sofa positioned centre stage facing front, when logically it would be stage right in front of the fireplace! In fact, everything is designed for the mythical “ fourth wall ” – we the audience – and naturalism is thrown out of the window.

This is one of the best plays of its genre, which is why it has been running in London continuously for 70 years; yes it is gloriously “ dated ” but it is also gloriously “ British ” and one leaves the theatre feeling that one has been able to totally suspend belief with a ‘good night out’. The audience at Brighton cheered it to the rafters – deservedly so.

Review by John Groves

Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longest-running play. This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time… case closed! For almost 70 years, The Mousetrap has kept millions of people from every corner of the globe on the edge of their seats.

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Theatre Royal Brighton Mon 24 Oct – Sat 29 Oct 2022

The Alexandra, Birmingham Mon 31 Oct – Sat 5 Nov 2022

Liverpool Empire Mon 7 Nov – Sat 12 Nov 2022

New Theatre Oxford Mon 14 Nov – Sat 19 Nov 2022

Opera House Manchester Mon 28 Nov – Sat 3 Dec 2022

Grand Opera House York Mon 6 Mar – Sat 11 Mar 2023

Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent Mon 3 Apr – Sat 8 Apr 2023

New Victoria Theatre, Woking Mon 10 Apr – Sat 15 Apr 2023

Edinburgh Playhouse Tue 25 Apr – Sat 29 Apr 2023

King’s Theatre, Glasgow Mon 1 May – Sat 6 May 2023

Milton Keynes Theatre Mon 22 May – Sat 27 May 2023

Bristol Hippodrome Theatre Mon 24 Jul – Sat 29 Jul 2023

Princess Theatre, Torquay Mon 11 Sep – Sat 16 Sep 2023

Sunderland Empire Tue 30 Jan – Sat 3 Feb 2024

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The Mousetrap – 70th Anniversary Tour

The mousetrap , the longest running play in the world, will launch a major new tour of the uk and ireland in 2023. the genre-defining murder mystery from agatha christie, the world’s best-selling novelist of all time, will visit over 70 venues across the country, including all cities to which it originally played 70 years ago, plus many more..

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 still to this day, 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.

A full tour schedule, further information through the website  MousetrapOnTour.co.uk

Casting will be announced soon.

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?

The Mousetrap  is produced by  Adam Spiegel Productions  and Directed by  Ian Talbot OBE .

For further information, see  MousetrapOnTour.co.uk

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The 70 th Anniversary tour of The Mousetrap , the longest running play in the world, continues to enthrall audiences throughout the UK and Ireland. 

The cast of the iconic murder-mystery on tour includes Todd Carty (EastEnders, Grange Hill, Dancing on Ice) as Major Metcalf and Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders) as Mrs. Boyle. 

They will be joined by Rachel Dawson (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Gillian Lynn Theatre) as Mollie Ralston, Michael Lyle (Amedeus at National Theatre and RSC’s A Christmas Carol) as Giles Ralston, Shaun McCourt (The Railyway Children at Kings Cross Theatre and War Horse at the National Theatre), as Christopher Wren, Leigh Lothian (Lovely Bonesat Birmingham Rep and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre and on tour) as Miss Casewell, Steven Elliot (The Ladykillers UK tour and Associate Artist of Theatre Clwyd) as Mr. Paravicini, and Garyn Williams (The Corn is Green at the National Theatre) as Detective Sgt. Trotter.

Genre-defining murder mystery The Mousetrap , written by Agatha Christie, the world’s best-selling novelist of all time, premiered at Theatre Royal Nottingham in 1952 and toured the UK before opening in the West End where it continues its record-breaking engagement at the St Martin’s Theatre, 70 years on. The iconic thriller’s 70 th Anniversary tour also opened in Nottingham in September 2022, and continues to travel throughout the UK and Ireland, marking its milestone anniversary by visiting over 70 theatres, including all cities to which it originally played 70 years ago, plus many more.

A full tour schedule, further information, theatre listings and ticket purchase through the website MousetrapOnTour.co.uk

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at Monkswell Manor, a remote 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?

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AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP is the world’s longest-running play. This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time… case closed!

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at 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? Can you solve the mystery before another “mouse” goes SNAP?

For almost 70 years, AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP has kept millions of people from every corner of the globe on the edge of their seats. COULD YOU BE NEXT?

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 Catherine Shipton (known for playing Lisa ‘Duffy’ Duffin in BBC drama Casualty) as Mrs. Boyle.

They will be joined by Rachel Dawson (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the Gillian Lynn Theatre) as Mollie Ralston, Michael Lyle (Amedeus at National Theatre and RSC’s A Christmas Carol) as Giles Ralston, Shaun McCourt (The Railyway Children at Kings Cross Theatre and War Horse at the National Theatre), as Christopher Wren, Leigh Lothian (Lovely Bones at Birmingham Rep and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at Aldwych Theatre and on tour) as Miss Casewell, Steven Elliot (The Ladykillers UK tour and Associate Artist of Theatre Clwyd) as Mr. Paravicini, and Garyn Williams (The Corn is Green at the National Theatre) as Detective Sgt. Trotter.

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