What Is The Performance Schedule For The Mousetrap?
The play has evening performances on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7.30pm, & Sunday at 6pm. There are also matinee performances on Thursday & Saturday at 3pm and Sunday at 2pm.
Is There An Age Restriction To Watch The Mousetrap?
The recommended minimum age to watch The Mousetrap is 7 years. Patrons should be advised prior to booking tickets that children aged 5 years and under will not be admitted into the theatre.
How Long Has The Mousetrap Been Playing In London?
The Mousetrap is the worlds longest running production and first opened to the public at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham on October 6th 1952 before embarking on a UK tour. The play opened in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre on November 25th 1952 where it stayed for 22 years before finding its current home at the St Martin's Theatre where it is still the resident production.
What Is The Running Time Of The Mousetrap?
The play lasts for 2 hours and 20 minutes which includes an interval.
Are Any Of The Original Cast Still In The Show?
Bizarrely yes! Derek Guyler, who sadly passed away in 1999 still provides the pre-recorded voice of the newsreader in act one. There is also another survivor from the opening night in the shape of the clock in the main hall that that sits above the fireplace.
The Play Was Written As A Gift To Queen Mary!
To celebrate her 80th birthday in 1947 the queen consort was offered a birthday gift of her choice by the BBC which resulted in a request for a new play from Agatha Christie. A short 30 minute radio drama entitled 'Three Blind Mice' was the result which after a few rewrites resulted in a stage play that would open at the Nottingham Play House under the new name of The Mousetrap 5 years later. The rest as they say.....is history!
Is There A Movie Version Of The Mousetrap?
Although The Mousetrap is about as British as Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding, there have actually been two movie versions of the play - but neither of them are in English! A film from Russian director Samson Samsonov in 1990 entitled 'Myshelovka' (which translates to ' Mousetrap) follows the plot of the play closely, and Premendra Mitra's 1960 movie 'Chupi Chupi Aashy' performed in Bengali also takes its inspiration from the script of Christie's original radio play.
Agatha Christie Made Her Very Last Public Appearance At The Mousetrap!
At the age of 84 years at The Mousetrap's annual party in 1974 Agatha Christie was to make her very last public appearance. She passed away just over 12 months later on January 12th 1976.
Who Is The Killer In The Mousetrap?
Now that would be telling wouldn't it...........
Seating PlanSt. Martin's Theatre Seating Plan
AddressWest Street, London, WC2H 9NZ
Venue Facilities
Air conditioned
Nearest Tube
Leicester Square
Tube Lines
Piccadilly, Northern
Directions from nearest tube
(5mins) Take Cranbourn Street away from Leicester Square until St Martin’s Lane, where you head left up to West Street. The theatre’s at the right of the fork.
Railway Station
Charing Cross
Bus Numbers
(Shaftesbury Avenue) 14, 19, 38; (Charing Cross Road) 14, 19, 38, 24, 29, 176
Night Bus Numbers
(Shaftesbury Avenue) 14, N5, N19, N20, N38, N41; (Charing Cross Road) 14, 24, 176, N5, N19, N29, N38, N41, N279
Car Park
St Martin's Lane Hotel (4mins)
Within Congestion Zone
yes
St. Martin's Theatre Seating Plan
