Murder mystery begins longest run in history On this day, Nov. 25, in 1952, Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery play “The Mousetrap” opened in the West End of London and is the longest continuously running play ever.
In the play, the owners and visitors of a snowed-in guest house get a visit from a police officer who informs them that a woman has been murdered and the killer is at large. After one of the guests is found dead, the group realizes that the killer is already there. The play has a twist ending, which at the end of every performance the audience is asked not to reveal.
With more than 24,000 performances so far, “The Mousetrap” is the longest-running show of any type of the modern era.
Christie, who died in 1976, is the best-selling writer of books of all time. She is best remembered for her 80 crime novels, especially those featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. – Scott McCabe
Scott McCabe
