The Mousetrap – Floral Pavillion
There are few productions that carry the amount of theatrical baggage as The Mousetrap. The legendary production, into it’s 75th year, is touring the UK for the third time, ready to prove that, even now, it still can keep its audiences guessing.
The success of the evening depends on which of two camps audiences fall in – those who relish the nostalgia of a good old-fashioned murder mystery or those who find the 1950s pacing and plot a bit too traditional and, dare one say, predictable.
The Mousetrap is set in a remote guesthouse, Monkswell Manor, recently taken on by a young, married couple Mollie and Giles Ralston (Emily Laing and Jack Hardwick). A mix of guests battle the blizzard outside to stay at the manor, from the prissy Mrs Boyle (Susan Penhaligon) to the excitable Christ...