Famously the world’s longest consistently running play – pandemic excepted – Agatha Christie’s Mousetrap has now been running for over 70 years, and is one of those plays that everyone is presumed to see once in their lives.
The murder-mystery storyline is set in “the present”, presumably England as it was around the time when the play came out in 1952, including the postwar continuation of World War II rationing.
The play is based on a short story but Christie asked that the story not be published as long as it ran as a play in the West End of London, and it still hasn’t been published within the UK (although you can buy it overseas if desperate). Its long-running popularity is partly thanks to the fact that once you attend, you’re not supposed to tell anyone whodunit, keeping the secret safe for the next generation of theatregoers.
So, if you haven’t seen it, there’s a flash sale on tickets at the moment.
Seats start from £31, depending on the date you chose — and there are savings on seats closer to the stage with £75 seats discounted to £49.50.
The offer is for Monday to Friday performances between 8th April and 3rd May (except 19th April).
Book by 15th April 2024 from here.
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