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The Mousetrap

Written by: Agatha Christie

London's Longest Running Play

The Mousetrap ranks as Agatha Christie's most successful play owing to its longevity in the West End. It was originally written as a short radio play for Queen Mary with the title Three Blind Mice. Since its premier in 1952, The Mousetrap has never stopped running in London and recently celebrated its 20,000th performance, remarkably it still attracts huge audiences and its ending remains a well kept secret.

Agatha Christie's Plays

Agatha Christie wrote an impressive 21 plays during her lifetime.'Ten little Indians', 'Witness for the Prosecution', 'The Mousetrap', 'Spider's Webb', 'Toward Zero' and 'The Unexpected Guest' were the most successful.

Agatha Christie's Novels

Agatha Christie was an author of many talents she had an uncommon understanding of the human heart and the passions that drive it. Under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, Agatha Christie wrote 6 successful romantic novels including 'Absent in the Spring', 'The Rose and the Yew Tree', 'A Daughter's A Daughter' and 'The Burden'. Agatha Christie's genius for detective fiction is unparalleled. In total Agatha Christie wrote 80 novels. Her two most consistent characters are the legendary Miss Marple and the iconic Hercule Poirot.

Miss Marple
The much loved Miss Marple appeared in 12 novels including 'The Murder at the Vicarage', 'A Murder is Announced', 'The Body in the Library'and '4:50 From Paddington'.

Poirot
33 novels detailed the exploits of Poirot including'The Mysterious Affair at Styles', 'Murder on the Links', 'Poirot Investigates', 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' and 'Murder on the Orient Express'. Poirot's final installment was called 'Curtain' in 1975. He became the only fictional character ever to be honoured with an obituary on the front page of the New York Times.

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Mousetrap - Dinner at Creation
Everything about this restaurant is theatrical, from the flamboyant Oriental meets British cuisine to the glass screen that divides the restaurant and kitchen

Mousetrap Tea
Pre-theatre afternoon tea at Fortnum and Mason in London's West End, then a show and an overnight stay in a top London hotel

St Martin's Theatre - The Mousetrap
St Martin's Theatre opened in 1916. St Martin's remains one of the few theatres in London to be privatley owned. The Willoughby de Broke family have owned the theatre since it was first built

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