New casting has been announced for Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world, which continues to enthral audiences at London’s St Martin’s Theatre.

From 20 November, the cast will include Rachel Summers (Bleak Expectations, Criterion Theatre) as Mollie Ralston, Christopher Bonwell (The Entertainer, UK tour) as Giles Ralston, Joshua Glenister (Witness For The Prosecution, London County Hall) as Christopher Wren, Gay Soper (Godspell, Roundhouse/West End) as Mrs Boyle, Miles Richardson (King Charles III, West End/Broadway) as Major Metcalf, Jessica Temple (Patriots, Almeida/West End) as Miss Casewell, Sebastien Torkia (Matilda The Musical, West End) as Mr Paravicini, and George Hannigan (The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, West End/UK tour) as Detective Sgt. Trotter, with Clive Marlowe, Sarah Parkins, Ben Riddle, Kieran Seabrook France, Alexander Scrivens, and Cathryn Sherman.

Genre-defining murder mystery The Mousetrap, written by Agatha Christie, the world’s best-selling novelist of all time, premiered at Theatre Royal Nottingham in 1952 and toured the UK before opening in the West End where it continues its record-breaking engagement at the St Martin’s Theatre, 70 years on. The iconic thriller’s 70th Anniversary tour also opened in Nottingham in September 2022, and continues to travel throughout the UK and Ireland, marking its milestone anniversary by visiting over 70 theatres, including all cities to which it originally played 70 years ago, plus many more.

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