Casting announced for the UK tour of Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP
Agatha Christie’s
The Mousetrap
60TH ANNIVERSARY UK TOUR
UNPRECEDENTED ADVANCE SALES PROMPT EXTRA PERFORMANCES FOR FIRST EVER TOUR OF THE MOUSETRAP
FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED: STEVEN FRANCE (CHRISTOPHER WREN), THOMAS HOWES (SGT TROTTER), KARL HOWMAN (MR PARAVICINI), BRUNO LANGLEY (GILES RALSTON), GRAHAM SEED (MAJOR METCALF), JEMMA WALKER (MOLLIE RALSTON), JAN WATERS (MRS BOYLE) AND CLARE WILKIE (MISS CASEWELL).
THE MOUSETRAP WILL EMBARK ON A 60 DATE TOUR OF THE UK AND IRELAND, BEGINNING IN CANTERBURY ON 11 SEPTEMBER, 2012
For over 50 years, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has been the world’s longest running stage production. The first ever tour of the record-breaking production will open on 11 September 2012 in Canterbury and tour through to 2014. For a full list of tour dates, please see Notes to Editors below.
Due to extraordinary demand, extra performances have now been added in Canterbury, Cardiff, Manchester, Southampton, Malvern and Newcastle. Overall, the tour has sold well over 100,000 tickets so far.
For the first leg of the tour the cast will include: Steven France (Eastenders, The Bill) as Christopher Wren, Thomas Howes (Downton Abbey, The History Boys (National Theatre UK Tour)) as Sgt Trotter, Karl Howman (Brush Strokes) as Mr Paravicini, Bruno Langley (Coronation Street, Doctor Who) as Giles Ralston, Graham Seed (Yes, Prime Minister UK Tour, BBC Radio 4’s The Archers) as Major Metcalf and Jemma Walker (Family Affairs, Eastenders) as Mollie Ralston. Jan Waters will reprise her west end role as Mrs Boyle and Clare Wilkie (Eastenders) will play Miss Casewell.
This classic murder mystery play is now in its 60th year in London’s West End, and on 18 November 2012 will celebrate the actual 60th Birthday with a gala in aid of Mousetrap Theatre Projects.
Mousetrap Productions has licensed 60 productions of The Mousetrap world-wide to mark the 60th year. During this period the world’s longest running show will be seen in every continent, with professional productions scheduled for Australia, China, Korea, Turkey, South Africa, Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Poland, Spain, Scandinavia, Venezuela, and across the United States and Canada.
As part of the 60th year celebrations, Mousetrap Theatre Projects will run an educational writing project for Year 6 pupils at 60 primary schools across London. Pupils will be encouraged to write their own short mystery. The best stories or plays will be read by professional actors on the set of The Mousetrap at the St. Martin’s Theatre. Thousands of Year 6 pupils will attend matinee performances of The Mousetrap as part of the project.
For its 60th year The Mousetrap at the St. Martin's Theatre is to introduce a small charity fee of 60p on each ticket, in addition to the regular ticket price, which will be applied entirely for the benefit of charities working with young people and the arts, including Mousetrap Theatre Projects.
The Mousetrap continues at St. Martin’s Theatre, London where it is currently booking to December 2012.
TOUR DATES
Canterbury The Marlowe Theatre
September 11 – 15 2012| 01227 787 787
Glasgow Theatre Royal
September 17 – 22 | 0844 871 7647
Milton Keynes Theatre
September 24 – 29 | 0844 871 7652
Belfast Grand Opera House
October 1 – 6 | 028 9024 1919
Cardiff New Theatre
October 9 – 13 | 029 2087 8889
Plymouth Theatre Royal
October 15 – 20 | 01752 267 222
Manchester Opera House
October 22 – 27 | 0844 871 3018
Edinburgh King’s Theatre
October 29 – November 3 | 0131 529 6000
Southampton Mayflower
November 5 – 10 | 02380 711 811
Woking New Victoria Theatre
November 12 – 17 | 0844 871 7645
Malvern Festival Theatre
November 19 – 24 I 01684 580932
Bradford Alhambra Theatre
November 26 – December 1 | 01274 432 000
Bath Theatre Royal
Jan 21- 27 | 01225448844
Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Jan 28- Feb 3 | 01702 351135
Birmingham Alexandra Theatre
Feb 4- 10 | 08448713011
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Feb 11-17| 08448112121
Stoke Regent Theatre Royal
Feb 18-24| 08448717649
Aberdeen His Majesty’s Theatre
Feb 25-31| 01224641122
Sheffield Lyceum Theatre
Mar 4-10| 01142496000
Leeds Grand Theatre
Mar 11-17| 08448482700
Northampton Derngate
Mar 18-24| 01604 624811
Llandudno Venue Cymru
Mar 25-31 | 01492 872000
Liverpool Empire Theatre
Apr 1-7 | 08448713017
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Apr 8-14 | 0844 871 7607
Brighton Theatre Royal
Apr 15-21 | 0844 871 7650
Norwich Theatre Royal
Apr 22-28 | 01603 630000
Bristol Hippodrome
Apr 29-May 5| 0844 871 3012
York Grand Opera House
May 6-12| 0844 871 3024
Nottingham Theatre Royal
May 13-19| 0115 989 5555
Truro, Hall for Cornwall
May 20-26 | 01872 262466
Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
May 27-June 5 | 01902 429212
Darlington Civic
June 10-16| 01325486555
The Mousetrap
continues at
St. Martin’s Theatre
West Street
London
WC2H 9NZ
Box Office 08444 99 1515
Performances
Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm
Matinee performances at 3.00pm on Tuesday and 4.00pm on Saturday
Now Booking to December 2012
Labels
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