The Mousetrap
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The Mousetrap is a long-running murder mystery play by Agatha Christie, famous for being the world's longest continuously performed stage production.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mousetrap (early London run before transfer) | 1 |
| The Mousetrap (stage play) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
murder mystery play
ⓘ
stage play ⓘ |
| author | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Three Blind Mice (radio play)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Three Blind Mice (short story) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| famousFor |
being the world's longest continuously running stage play
ⓘ
having a twist ending ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1952-10-06 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Theatre Royal, Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Samuel French (acting edition) ⓘ |
| firstRunLocation | West End of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | murder mystery ⓘ |
| hasAlternateForm | short story Three Blind Mice ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Christopher Wren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Detective Sergeant Trotter NERFINISHED ⓘ Giles Ralston NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Metcalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Casewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mollie Ralston NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Paravicini NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecord | longest initial run of any play in history ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British justice system
ⓘ
child abuse backstory ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
guilt
ⓘ
identity concealment ⓘ revenge ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Agatha Christie's body of work ⓘ |
| notableConvention | audience asked not to reveal the ending ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producerAtPremiere | Peter Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rightsHolder | Agatha Christie Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Monkswell Manor guest house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | murder investigation in an isolated guest house ⓘ |
| subsequentTheatre | St Martin's Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| WestEndCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WestEndPremiereDate | 1952-11-25 ⓘ |
| WestEndPremiereTheatre | Ambassadors Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Mousetrap (early London run before transfer)
this entity surface form:
The Mousetrap (stage play)