Mousetrap Tickets

The world’s longest-running play of any kind, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is now in it’s 53rd year!

A cracking yarn and an irresistible treat for amateur sleuths everywhere!

You’d think audiences would know whodunnit by now, but over fifty years on and they’re still asking!  A group of people gathered together in a remote part of the countryside discover there is a murderer in their midst.  The question, of course, is which one of them is the guilty party. Agatha Christie’s classic thriller continues on the world’s longest run.  The show opened at the Ambassadors in 1952, moved next door to its current home in 1974 and recently celebrated its 20,000th performance.

This world record breaking production continues to enthral, to entertain and to thrill audiences who still flock to the St Martin’s Theatre from every corner of the globe. In her own inimitable style, Dame Agatha Christie has created an atmosphere of shuddering suspense and a brilliantly intricate plot where murder lurks around every corner….

The Mousetrap has been thrilling audiences from around the world for as long as Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne. They have shared Silver and Ruby jubilees and recently both enjoyed their Golden celebration.

During this phenomenal run there have been no fewer than 297 actors and actresses appearing in the play, 86 miles of shirts have been ironed and over 320 tons of ice cream sold. Some cast members are in the Guinness Book of Records, David Raven as the ‘Most Durable actor’ for 4575 performances as Major Metcalf, and the late Nancy Seabrooke for a record breaking 15 years as an understudy.

In 2000 the set was replaced for the first time during the run at St Martin’s Theatre, still to the same design as the original. This task was completed over a weekend without the loss of a performance.

Join the millions who have already discovered whodunnit, but will not share their secret…