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The Mousetrap
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The second longest running play in the history of the English theatre . That honour goes to Agatha Christie's comedy- thriller ' The Mousetrap ' which is in its fifth year at the Ambassador's theatre. This play , by beating the 1,745 performances if ' Worm's Eye View ' , has only to outstrip ' Blithe Spirit ' to head the longest - running of them all list .
Since ' The Mousetrap ' originally opened on November 25, 1952 , the entire cast has changed . Patrick Doonan took over the lead from Richard Attenborough in July , 1954, and recently completed his 1,000th performance . The leading lady ladies who succeeded Sheila Sim were Jean Harvey , Marguerite stone and Heather Stannard .
PICTURE SHOWS:- ...' You try the pipe and I'll ave a fag ,' says Arnold Diamond to Barbara Wilson . Over 11,000 cigarettes have gone up in smoke since the play began .
1956
Title: The Mousetrap
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The second longest running play in the history of the English theatre .
That honour goes to Agatha Christie's comedy- thriller ' The Mousetrap ' which is in its fifth year at the Ambassador's theatre.
This play , by beating the 1,745 performances if ' Worm's Eye View ' , has only to outstrip ' Blithe Spirit ' to head the longest - running of them all list .
Since ' The Mousetrap ' originally opened on November 25, 1952 , the entire cast has changed .
Patrick Doonan took over the lead from Richard Attenborough in July , 1954, and recently completed his 1,000th performance .
The leading lady ladies who succeeded Sheila Sim were Jean Harvey , Marguerite stone and Heather Stannard .
PICTURE SHOWS:- .
' You try the pipe and I'll ave a fag ,' says Arnold Diamond to Barbara Wilson .
Over 11,000 cigarettes have gone up in smoke since the play began .
1956.