The Mousetrap
The Mousetrap played at Theatre Royal Sydney from 8 October to 30 October 2022.
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the world’s longest-running play. Don’t just see it. Solve it.
DURATION
2 hours and 20 minutes
(incl. 20 minute interval)
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“Even more thrilling than the plot is the atmosphere of shuddering suspense. No one brews it better than Agatha Christie” – Daily Express
This thrilling West End production is THE genre-defining murder mystery from the best-selling novelist of all time… case closed!
As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at a remote countryside guesthouse. When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover – to their horror – that a killer is in their midst! One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim? Can you solve this world-famous mystery for yourself?
For almost 70 years, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept millions of people from every corner of the globe on the edge of their seats.
The 70th anniversary Australian production of The Mousetrap was directed by Australian theatre icon Robyn Nevin and starred Anna O’Byrne as Mollie Ralston, Alex Rathgeber as Giles Ralston, Laurence Boxhall as Christopher Wren, Geraldine Turner as Mrs Boyle, Adam Murphy as Major Metcalf, Charlotte Friels as Miss Casewell, Gerry Connolly as Mr Paravicini, and Tom Conroy as Detective Sergeant Trotter, plus Jack Bannister, Elisa Colla and Chris Parker.
The Mousetrap runs for 2 hours and 20 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
“The cleverest murder mystery of the theatre. I think The Mousetrap could run forever."
– DAILY TELEGRAPH
“A masterpiece... Of all the stage versions of Christie’s books, The Mousetrap is by far the best."
– THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
7 years and over.