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How’s your weekend started off?
On Thursday, I went up to watch The Mousetrap, on the West End, with some very good friends of mine. We’re going to be taking a bit of a closer look at this in today’s blog.
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If you know me, or have been following this page for a while, you know that I am a huge fan of going to watch shows, concerts and plays performed live. I love seeing such talent congregate in one place, whether it’s the performers on stage, the background lighting and support team, or the time and effort that’s put into each performance.
I was catching up with one of my mates, Josh, back in January, when he mentioned a James Morrison gig he was going to in London and asked if I wanted to come along. I really wanted to go; however, unfortunately, couldn’t make it work logistically (the closest train i could get to London would have got me there an hour after the show started 🙃)
Part of me was a tad gutted that I couldn’t go, but, it was just one of those things that obviously wasn’t supposed to be.
After telling Josh, he mentioned that he and some of our friends were thinking of going to watch Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap towards the end of Feb, which, of course, I was well up for. Fast forward to the end of February, last week, and it was go time.
Watching an Agatha Christie show live meant a lot to me. My Nana was one of the biggest Christie fans going – she read so many of her books, and loved watching Poirot whenever he was on TV. I’ll be honest, I can’t fully remember if she had a copy of The Mousetrap, but I’d assume she did.
If you haven’t heard of The Mousetrap, it’s a classic Christie thriller. Here’s a little summary:
The story is about a group of seven strangers who become trapped by a blizzard at a newly opened, remote countryside guesthouse called Monkswell Manor. There is a recent murderer on the loose, who, upon the arrival of a policeman, is believed to be one of the guests staying at the Manor.
Who is revealed as the culprit in the end? Well, I can’t spoil that, you’ll have to go watch the show to find out 😉
(It’s probably worth mentioning that we all guessed incorrectly 😂)
The Mousetrap is the longest-running show on the West End, with its debut performance starting on the 25th November 1952 at the Ambassadors Theatre. It’s on its 74th year showing now, how incredible is that? I, of course, bought a programme there to get some of the extra behind-the-scenes info, which is great to read.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the show, and would highly recommend checking it out if you’re ever in town! I’m, hopefully, going to be seeing a load more shows this year, and I’ll be sure to update you on them as and when I can.
Until next time though, thanks a lot for reading and I hope you have a lovely weekend!
James ✌️
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