The Mousetrap announces new West End cast for 2025

Agatha Christie’s iconic, long-running whodunnit The Mousetrap has announced a new cast for its 2025 season.

The Mousetrap is the world’s longest-running play, and is currently booking at the West End’s St Martin’s Theatre in London to 27 September 2025.

The new cast joins from tonight, 18 November 2024, and will play to 10 May 2025.

Already announced is Alasdair Buchan (Accolade) as Mr Paravicini. As a schoolboy, Alasdair produced an unauthorised version of The Mousetrap, and in a full-circle moment, is now joining the cast of the show.

The cast also features Lara Lemon (Witness for the Prosecution) as Mollie Ralston, Harry Bradley (The Play That Goes Wrong) as Giles Ralston, Richard Leeming (The Haunting) as Christopher Wren, Rekha John-Cheriyan (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) as Mrs Boyle, Owen Oakeshott (Land of the Free) as Major Metcalf, Grace Darling (Queen) as Miss Casewell, and Daniel Rainford (Laughing Boy) as Detective Sgt. Trotter.

Additional members of the company include Liv Koplick, Clive Marlowe, Richard Parnwell, Ben Riddle, and Cathryn Sherman who will understudy various roles.

The Director of The Mousetrap is Philip Franks, with Denise Silvey as Artistic Director, and the producer is Brian Fenty.

The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie first premiered at the Theatre Royal Nottingham in 1952 and then toured the UK before opening in the West End. It continues its record-breaking engagement at the St Martin’s Theatre, entering its 73rd year on 25 November 2024. The show will have played for 30,000 performances on 19 March 2025.

The Mousetrap at St Martin’s Theatre is booking to 27 September 2025.

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