The Mousetrap Marches On
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Apr 3, 2024, 11:14:57 AMApr 3
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Wednesday, 03 Apr 2024
Dear Reader,
The Mousetrap Marches OnWhen she wrote the play about a murder in a remote location and a group of strangers suspected of it Agatha Christie did not think THE MOUSETRAP would become the world's longest running play. She thought it would last eight months!
Now a theatre has celebrated 50 years of hosting it. According to a report in bbc.com, "The production had previously been around the UK and opened in the West End in 1952 at the London Ambassador's Theatre, before moving next door to its current home in St Martin's Theatre.
There have been nearly 30,000 performances. It became the UK's longest running play in 1957, only pausing for two days when it moved theatre - until the Covid pandemic and lockdown forced it to close for a year and two months in March 2020.
Producer Adam Spiegel is quoted as saying, "Millions of theatregoers have experienced the show in the intimate atmosphere and rich historical backdrop that St Martin's provides. It is the perfect setting for our timeless production."
It is actually fascinating to see how the play continues to set records and inspire dozens of stage and screen adaptations.
Also, she gifted the rights to the play to her Welsh grandson, Mathew Prichard, as a ninth birthday present, and when it made millions he set up a trust to fund several theatre projects. It's a gift that continues giving.
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