RAW – Mousetrap For Adelaide – Oct at Playhouse

ADELAIDE TO BE MOUSETRAPPED AS PART OF GLOBAL CELEBRATIONS OF THE 60th ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S ICONIC PLAY

Michael CoppelLouise WithersLinda Bewick in association with Adrian Barnes announced today by arrangement with Mousetrap Productions Ltd London that Agatha Christie’s iconic play, The Mousetrap will play a season in Adelaide as part of the Diamond Anniversary 2012 Australian Tour with a strictly limited season at The Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre from October 9 – 28.

Confirmation of the Adelaide season follows the previous announcement of seasons in SydneyPerth and Melbourne with additional cities to follow.

This all-Australian production is one of 60 professional productions that have been licensed worldwide in celebration of The Mousetrap’s (60th) Diamond Anniversary, which will include productions in every continent with productions scheduled for countries from Russia and China to Turkey, Holland and Venezuela.

Producer Louise Withers said, “We’re delighted to be able to confirm a season of The Mousetrap in Adelaide as part of the 2012 Australian Tour. Since we announced the Australian tour at the beginning of the year, requests from Adelaide theatregoers to bring the production to South Australia have been overwhelming and we look forward to coming to Adelaide with a wonderful company.”

The Mousetrap will be brought to life in Australia by a stellar cast, which includes Robert Alexander (Bell Shakespeare, Dance Academy, Muriel’s Wedding), Travis Cotton (MTC’s Hamlet, Black Swan’s Away), Linda Cropper (Offspring, Melba, Little Fish, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries), Nicholas Hope (AFI recipient; Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Bad Boy Bubby), Jacinta John (All Saints, McLeod’s Daughters), Gus Murray (Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, McLeod’s Daughters), Justin Smith (Bastard Boys, Rent, BillyElliot the Musical) and Christy Sullivan (MTC’s Next to Normal, Packed to the Rafters)

Christie’s classic ‘whodunit” opened on London’s West End in November 1952 and has since played over 24,000 performances. The Mousetrap is the longest running show of any kind in the world and continues to delight audiences to this day at London’s St. Martin’s Theatre.

The Australian Diamond Anniversary Tour of The Mousetrap will open at The Sydney Theatre at Walsh Bay on June 30 and will go on to play at Perth’s His Majesty’s Theatre from August 14 and Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from August 30 before transferring to Adelaide for a strictly limited season at The Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre from October 9 – 28.

At Monkswell Manor, the news on the radio reports that a murder that has recently taken place in London. Mollie and Giles Ralston (Christy Sullivan, Gus Murray), the young owners of the once-regal estate recently converted into a guesthouse hardlynotice the news. They are far too busy preparing for the arrival of their first guests and concerned that the heavy snowfalls may prevent the guests reaching their destination. As the guests arrive safely and the Manor becomes snowed in, a policeman, Sergeant Trotter (Justin Smith) arrives on skis suspecting that one of the seven occupants may be the killer.   After a second murder occurs in the Manor, Trotter is convinced.  Suspects include the young married couple, Miss Casewell (Jacinta John), a spinster with a curious background and the eccentric Christopher Wren (Travis Cotton). Also under suspicion are an unpleasant and difficult guest, Mrs. Boyle (Linda Cropper), as well as the retired Major Metcalf (Nicholas Hope), and Mr. Paravicini (Robert Alexander), an unexpected visitor who claims his car has run into a snowdrift.   During his interrogation, Sergeant Trotter uncovers the many mysterious secrets of everyone present, as he tries to solve the murder in true Christie style.

The Mousetrap has thrilled audiences that span many generations and continues to delight a new generation of theatregoers nightly with all the classic elements that have made Agatha Christie’s works as appealing today as when they were first written. The Mousetrap is sure to be a highlight on the national arts calendar for 2012 and celebrate the play’s Diamond (60th) Anniversary with a superb all-Australian production.

The Mousetrap will be produced in Australia by Michael CoppelLouise WithersLinda Bewick in association with Adrian Barnes by arrangement with Mousetrap Productions Ltd London.

The Mousetrap has thrilled audiences that span many generations and continues to delight a new generation of theatregoers nightly with all the classic elements that have made Agatha Christie’s works as appealing today as when they were first written. The Mousetrap is sure to be a highlight on the national arts calendar for 2012 and celebrate the play’s Diamond (60th) Anniversary with a superb all-Australian production.

AGATHA CHRISTIE’S

THE MOUSETRAP

ADELAIDE

The Playhouse, The Adelaide Festival Centre

October 9 – 28

BASS Ticketing 131 246

Group Bookings 08 8205 2220

www.bass.net.au

Tickets from: $40 – $120

Tickets on sale May 3

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