Mousetrap mania comes to Windsor
Quick As A Wink Theatre will be staging Christie classic
Just off the heels of the hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone, Windsor’s local theatre company is bringing its production of the world’s longest-running play to the stage.
Quick As A Wink Theatre Society will present Dame Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery, The Mousetrap, in March. The Mousetrap is a thriller which blends dark humour, a serpentine plot and an ending which has been heralded as the “biggest secret in theatre.”
Picture it: England, 1952. At their country guest house, Monkswell Manor, newlyweds Giles Ralston (Ryan Harvey) and Mollie (Ashley Langille) have high hopes for their new business as they prepare to welcome their first guests. Unfortunately, outside a blizzard continues to rage, and in London, a murder is committed with farreaching implications.
Meanwhile, the eccentric architect Christopher Wren (Frieden Gilbert), cantankerous battle axe Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap will hit the stage in Windsor in March.
lipped Major Metcalf (Geoff Ball) arrive as Monskwell’s first patrons, providing unique and demanding challenges.
However, Mollie and Giles soon have far more on their hands than ornery guests, as Detective Sergeant Trotter (Andrew Kasprzak) arrives in a most unconventional way, with the ominous news that the manor is snowed in, and that there is a murderer in their midst.
Under the direction of David Myles and Pam Moore, The Mousetrap is classic Christie, a finely crafted mystery which will keep audiences guessing until the final, shocking revelations.
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the longest running show in theatre history.
It originally opened in London’s West End in 1952 and has enjoyed a near sold-out continuous run ever since leading up to its 25,000th performance in 2012. It’s a must-see event for fans of Christie, mysteries, surprise endings, stellar acting and theatre productions.
Performances will take place at the Fountain Performing Arts Centre of King’s-Edgehill School in Windsor on March 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 7 p.m., with special matinees March 17, 18 and 24 at 2 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased online at QAAW.ca, at The Box of Delights Bookshop in Wolfville, and at Mosaic Market in Windsor.