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The Mousetrap – Sheffield Lyceum
5Nov By Natalia PrucnalNo Comments
Yorkshire & Humber

The Mousetrap – Sheffield Lyceum

With plenty of suspenseful twists and turns, Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ creeps into the Sheffield Lyceum Theatre this cold, but alas not-so-snowy, November. With ‘The Mousetrap’ being the longest-running West End Show, now on tour to celebrate its 75th anniversary, it’s an understatement to say that it keeps audiences coming back for more year after year. Although no secrets shall be revealed in the following review, I myself left mildly surprised, yet mostly unsure as to what to make of the final few minutes of the show, having to look around the audience to make sure the show was indeed over. With visually pleasing, balanced direction by Hannah Chissick, produced by Brian Fenty, it is certainly what one could only describe as a “classic murder mystery”. ‘The Mousetrap’ tell...
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The Mousetrap – Floral Pavillion
20Oct By Lou SteggalsNo Comments
North West

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...
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