The first ever UK tour of....

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at Milton Keynes Theatre

Monday 24th - Saturday 29th September 2012



"The Mouse trap is famous around the world as being the longest running show of any kind in the history of British theatre - with almost 25,000 performances.  It's a play to be proud of. To celebrate 60 incredible years on stage, it is going on tour for the very first time, with a star cast to give you a once in a lifetime opportunity to see this masterpiece in your local theatre..."

The Mousetrap is an outstanding entertaining classic thriller...but also contains a lovely element of humor.

An eclectic, very suspicious collection of people are gathered in a country house cut off by snow. However, they discover there is a murderer amongst them. 

The casting is spot on – all characters very well portrayed by the very talented cast;  a spinster with a curious background, Mrs Boyle (Jan Waters), an architect, Christopher Wren (Steven France) who appears to prefer being a chef!?  The almost androgynous Miss Casewell (Clare Wilkie), Major Metcalf (Graham Seed) a retired army major and the owners of Monkswell Manor Giles (Bruno Langley) and Mollie Ralston (Jemma Walker) who are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first paying guests. 

Throw an unexpected visitor who claims his car has run into a snowdrift and needs a roof for the night and wait for the fireworks!?

All of the inhabitants of Monkswell Manor have mysterious secrets and dark pasts that are slowly revealed by Detective Sergeant Trotter (Thomas Howes) to produce a nerve-shredding moment in the finale when the identity and the motive of the murderer are unveiled.

But you must remember - you will be asked to keep the secret! It is something that has made The Mousetrap last so many years.  You as the audience are sworn to secrecy lest the magic of Mousetrap be revealed!!

This is Agatha Christie at her best - I guarantee you will come away happy to have shared in such a brilliant piece of British theatre history.

Lily B x