The Mousetrap
Device for catching mice
The Mousetrap is an Agatha Christie murder mystery play that opened in London's West End in 1952 and has run continuously ever since, making it the longest-running show in theater history.
The title alludes to the play-within-a-play in Hamlet.
By tradition, audiences are asked not to reveal the ending.
- murder mysteryFiction about solving killings
- LondonEngland's capital city
- theatreArt of staged performance
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
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Film losing significant money
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Absurd, laughable situation
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