The play will visit Oxford as part of a tour that will be visiting over 70 theatres throughout the UK and Ireland.
The tour will also include all the cities to which the play visited 70 years ago.
It will run at the New Theatre from Monday 14 - Saturday 19 November. Tickets can be purchased for these dates at https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/the-mousetrap/new-theatre-oxford/
This 70th Anniversary tour marks the first of many ways that The Mousetrap will be celebrating its extraordinary milestone year.
Adam Spiegel, the producer of The Mousetrap, said: “What better way to celebrate 70 glorious years of The Mousetrap by taking Agatha Christie’s world-famous whodunnit to over 70 towns and cities throughout the UK and Ireland.
“A true British classic, this beloved tale of intrigue and suspense is as enthralling today as it was when it first opened in 1952 and I am thrilled that audiences, of all ages, and from all corners of the country, will have the chance to see it in their local theatres.”
Following its 1952 premiere touring production, The Mousetrap opened in the West End where still to this day, it continues its record-breaking engagement at the St Martin’s Theatre having been performed there over 28,500 times, and selling over 10 million tickets.
A spokesperson describes the plot: “As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at Monkswell Manor, a stately countryside guesthouse.
“When a police sergeant arrives, the guests discover – to their horror – that a killer is in their midst. One by one, the suspicious characters reveal their sordid pasts. Which one is the murderer? Who will be their next victim?”
The Mousetrap is produced by Adam Spiegel Productions and Directed by Ian Talbot OBE.
More information about the play’s tour can be found at MousetrapOnTour.co.uk
Gwyneth Strong as Mrs. Boyle
John Altman as Mr. Paravicini
Todd Carty as Major Metcalf