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4 unusual facts about The Mousetrap


Agatha Christie Ltd.

Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard, was heir to the copyright to some of his grandmother's literary work (including The Mousetrap) and is still associated with Agatha Christie Limited.

Jemma Walker

Jemma has recently been playing the character of Mollie, a guesthouse owner, in the first UK tour of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap.

Spokane Civic Theatre

The shows to be performed on the Main Stage are Les Misérables, The Christmas Schooner, Crazy for You, The Mousetrap, The Three Musketeers, and Gypsy.

They Do It with Mirrors

Some elements of the plot were also incorporated into the 1964 film Murder Ahoy!, which starred Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple, along with a token tribute to The Mousetrap.


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Chupi Chupi Aashey

Though the credits list Mitra as the story writer, Chupi Chupi Aashey was adapted from Agatha Christie's radio play and short story Three Blind Mice and stage play The Mousetrap.

Crossroads to Crime

Having been impressed by his performance in a West End production of the Agatha Christie murder mystery The Mousetrap, Anderson cast actor Anthony Oliver in the leading role of Police Constable Don Ross.

Fulton Opera House

The Fulton Opera House is home to its own actor's company, which stages seven theatrical productions per year including plays (Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, 2007) and musicals (Oliver!, 2006), some of which are world premier originals (critically acclaimed Lightning Rod, 2005).

Shear Madness

The Boston production is sometimes described as the longest-running or second-longest-running non-musical play in the world, although various non-musical plays have run for longer: Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap in London since 1952, Eugène Ionesco's The Bald Soprano in Paris since 1957, and Israel Horovitz's Line in New York City since 1974.


see also

James Atkinson

James Henry Atkinson (1849–1942), British ironmonger who invented the mousetrap

Tanya Anisimova

In 1999, Anisimova initiated the revival and consequently became the Artistic Director of the Mousetrap Concert Series in the historic town of Washington Grove, Maryland.