Catherine Shipton joins Todd Carty in THE MOUSETRAP's 70th anniversary tour

New casting has been announced for the 70th Anniversary tour of The Mousetrap, the longest running play in the world, which continues to enthrall audiences throughout the UK and Ireland.

From this evening (15 May), the cast of the iconic murder-mystery on tour will include Todd Carty (EastEnders, BBC) who continues to play Major Metcalf and Catherine Shipton (Casualty, BBC) as Mrs. Boyle.

They will be joined by Rachel Dawson (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, West End) as Mollie Ralston, Michael Lyle (Amadeus, National Theatre) as Giles Ralston, Shaun McCourt (The Railway Children, Kings Cross Theatre) as Christopher Wren, Leigh Lothian (Lovely Bones, Birmingham Rep) as Miss Casewell, Steven Elliot (The Ladykillers, UK tour) as Mr. Paravicini, and Garyn Williams (The Corn is Green, National Theatre) as Detective Sgt. Trotter.

As news spreads of a murder in London, a group of seven strangers find themselves snowed in at Monkswell Manor, a remote 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?

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