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The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha Christie. The play opened in London's West End in 1952 and ran continuously until 16 March 2020, when the stage performances had to be temporarily discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic .
The Mousetrap and Other Plays is a collection of plays by English crime novelist Agatha Christie, published by G. P. Putnam's Sons on 25 November 1978. The eight plays had been previously published individually between 1944 and 1960, and all but Verdict are adaptations of previously published works by Christie.
Saunders' most notable production was The Mousetrap, adapted for the stage by Christie, from her short story Three Blind Mice.It began its run at the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End on 25 November 1952, switched once in 1974 to St Martin's Theatre next door, and continues there to this day, making it the longest unbroken sequence of performances in world theatre history.
A mousetrap is a device for catching mice. Mousetrap or mouse trap may also refer to: The Mousetrap, a play by Agatha Christie; The Mouse Trap (film), a 2024 movie based on Steamboat Willie. Mousetrap (weapon), a 1942 antisubmarine weapon; Mousetrap (clothing), a device used to prevent a person from taking off their clothing
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St Martin's Theatre is a West End theatre which has staged the production of The Mousetrap since March 1974, making it the longest continuous run of any show in the world. The theatre is located in West Street, near Shaftesbury Avenue , in the West End of London .
The billing from the Radio Times issue of 25–31 May 1947, illustrating the night's programmes on radio for Queen Mary including the performance of Three Blind Mice. Three Blind Mice is the name of a half-hour radio play written by Agatha Christie, which was later adapted into a television film, a short story, and a popular stage production.
David Raven (10 February 1909 - 9 October 1971) was a English actor who played Major Metcalf in 4,575 London performances of Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap [1] [2] between 1957 and 1968; this number of performances earned him an entry in The Guinness Book of Records. [3]