The mousetrap, the longestrunning play in the history of londons west end, begins its 60th year run on 25 november 2011. A nonfiction book based on the events that inspired agatha christies the mousetrap is due to be published by harpercollins, announced the. Running continuously for over 60 years, the mousetrap has broken records in londons west end and established agatha christie as a playwright in the public eye. The scene is set when a group of people gathered in a country house cut off by the snow discover, to their horror, that there is a murderer in their midst. It is regarded as one of the best mystery novels of all time and i can understand its appeal. Agatha christie and all that mousetrap by gregg, hubert christie, agatha and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles.
Agatha christie the mousetrap sellersupplied images abebooks. Although the book consists of only short stories, i am happy to report that they are written with as much mystery, danger and suspense as all of the authors much. The mousetrap, the longestrunning play in the history of londons west end, begins its 50th year run on 25 november 2001. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Discover the latest buzzworthy books, from mysteries and romance to humor and nonfiction. The mousetrap opened in londons west end in 1952, and has been running continuously since then until march 2020 when the stage performances had to be discontinued due to the covid19 pandemic. The mousetrap by christie, agatha and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The longestrunning west end show, it has by far the longest initial run of any play in history, with its 25,000th performance taking place. And a homicidal maniac terrorizes a group of snowbound guests to the refrain of three blind mice. As the worlds longest running play,the mousetrap piqued my curiosity. The mousetrap is the longestrunning play in the history of londons west end. This new edition of four works show how agatha christie s plays are as compulsive as her novels, their colourful characters and ingenious plots providing yet more evidence of her mastery of the detective thriller. Oh, what fun, to be reading that wondrous play which has had over 25,000 performances in its continuous run since its 1952 opening in londons west end. The mousetrap is a murder mystery play by agatha christie. Since its debut in 1952 it has become the longest running play in the history of. True story behind agatha christies the mousetrap to be published.
This collection of eight works proves that agatha christies. About agatha christie s the mousetrap for the last 42 years the st martins has been the home of the mousetrap, more than two thirds of its record breaking run. A group of strangers is stranded in a boarding house during a snow s. Christie adapts three of the plays from poirot novels appointment with death, the hollow, and go back for murder yet her famous detective never appears in. I thought it must be extraordinary to have lasted for so long. Since last month we recognized agatha christie s birthday on september 15th, we decided that the mousetrap would be our perfect october book pick. Agatha christie created magnificent works of suspense for the theater, and eight of her riveting stage dramas are collected in the mousetrap and other playsincluding the title piece, the longest running play in history, still a smash hit in londons west end after 60 years on an isolated island, ten people have been brought together to be killed off. This is coming from a 7th grader with high expectations for books.
Please follow the links above for details on how to book and for a brief history of. The mousetrap and other plays by agatha christie, paperback. As the mousetrap completed my full collection of the fiction murder mysteries series by agatha christie, i am will say that this latest addition lived up to all of my expectations. Although the book consists of only short stories, i am happy to report that they are written with as much mystery. On 25th november 2012 the mousetrap celebrated its 60th birthday, a diamond jubilee.