{"id":2547,"date":"2022-06-02T14:43:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T14:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2547"},"modified":"2022-06-03T11:58:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T11:58:25","slug":"agatha-christies-the-mousetrap-platinum-anniversary-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2547","title":{"rendered":"Agatha Christie\u2019s The Mousetrap Platinum Anniversary\u00a0Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The world\u2019s longest running play,&nbsp;<em>The Mousetrap<\/em>, is a true British classic. A tale of intrigue and suspense that entertains audiences now as much as it did 70 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T<strong>o mark the 70th anniversary of Agatha Christie\u2019s iconic thriller<\/strong>,<strong>&nbsp;the play will be going on tour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The play had its world premiere at Theatre Royal Nottingham in 1952, followed by a tour, before landing in London\u2019s west end. At it\u2019s home in St Martin\u2019s Theatre The Mousetrap has achieved a record breaking 28,500 performances and sold more than 10 million tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the tour will begin where it all started, at Theatre Royal Nottingham in&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/trch.co.uk\/whats-on\/the-mousetrap-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">September 2022<\/a>. 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One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their pasts so the truth can be revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Tour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For details of the tour visit the tour website at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mousetrapontour.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mousetrap Productions<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join City Adventurers and Solve The Murder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Just&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cityadventurers?fan_landing=true\" target=\"_blank\">click the link&nbsp;<\/a>and join the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cityadventurers?fan_landing=true\" target=\"_blank\">club<\/a>&nbsp;or check out our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.bookshop.org\/shop\/city-adventurers\" target=\"_blank\">bookshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world\u2019s longest running play, The Mousetrap, is a true British classic. 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