Mousetrap

I had booked tickets to go and see the Agatha Christie play 'The Mousetrap' at St. Martin's theatre in London with my mum for her birthday as she has wanted to see the play for many years. Because of us living up in Manchester it was a case of having to stay the night in London to enable us to see the play. After all this effort I hoped it would be worth it! The play: The Mousetrap has been playing now in London for nearly 60 years and is the longest running play in the world. The show's first performance was on the 6th of October 1952 and it started off by being shown in the Theatre Royal in Nottingham and then toured various theatres across the UK ...

I am not one for following old English culture and going to things such as Theatres and Plays after all they are just for rich people to go and see are they not weel I was pleasently suprised by my first visit to a Theatre. I was sitting there trying to think of something to do on a Saturday night other than going down the pub or out to a club seeing as I had already drunk far to much at the Christmas do the other day. I trawled the internet for an hour or so and was convinced by a friend who was to join me that the Theatre would make a change well I laughed but went along with it and logged onto the evening standard website to see what was showing in London ...

This is a theatrical play that has been going for 48 years at the St. Martin Theatre in West Street London. The storyline is written by Agatha Christie and is a detective story following a couple who set up a guest house in the countryside. It is set in the winter with snow and wind adding to the tension. As soon as the play begins a murder is announced which sets the play up very well. Four people stay at the house as arranged but then another person comes along on the spot. They are all wearing a black jacket and brown scarf, which has been the description of the murderer. As the story continues, the police telephone and ask for permission to come around, which is ...