The Mousetrap London: What you need to know about the legendary Agatha Christie whodunit and how to find tickets

Learn all about the West End’s longest-running show and plan your Mousetrap theatre trip

Match your detective skills against the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, in her fiendishly plotted whodunit. The Mousetrap is a classic murder mystery with an atmospheric setting, plenty of suspicious characters, and, of course, those astonishing Christie twists and climactic reveals.
A group of strangers, including an eccentric young man, a critical older woman, a retired major and a foreign visitor, are stranded together in a remote rural guesthouse by a storm – and there is a killer on the loose. It’s up to Sergeant Trotter to find out the truth before the murderer strikes again. Or can you beat Trotter to it?

This iconic production is the world’s longest-running play and the West End’s longest-running show, with audiences still flocking to see the best crime drama in theatre – and keep its secrets. If you’re a fan of Agatha Christie’s books or the TV and film adaptations, this thrilling stage production is an absolute must-see.
You can find seats for the London production of The Mousetrap on Telegraph Tickets. Check the site for the latest prices. 
Although the play itself has always been the star, some big-name actors have appeared in The Mousetrap over the years. The original West End company was led by Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim, and the 25,000th performance featured Patrick Stewart, Julie Walters and Hugh Bonneville.
The current West End production features Lucy Doyle, Daniel Cech-Lucas, Lynton Appleton, Jules Melvin, Ben Onwukwe, Elyssia Roe, Lorenzo Martelli and Sam Stafford. The show is directed by Philip Franks.
It has been running in the West End since 1952, and has also played around the world, including on Broadway.
The Mousetrap is playing at St Martin’s Theatre, which is on West Street – close to Covent Garden and Oxford Street, and right in the centre of the West End.
The Mousetrap is 2hr 20, including an interval.
The Mousetrap is currently booking to March 1, 2025. 
The age recommendation for The Mousetrap is seven plus. Children under school age will not be permitted to enter the theatre.
The Mousetrap doesn’t currently have any accessible performances scheduled. Check the theatre website for the latest information about The Mousetrap accessible performances.
“I loved every sympathy- and suspicion-shifting minute of it, as the slew of hotel guests wriggle under the stern gaze of Detective Sergeant Trotter. A standing ovation at the end, naturally.” Read the full Telegraph review.
The Mousetrap has one incredibly exciting ending, in which big secrets are brought out into the open, and someone may not be who you think they are… But we won’t say anything more than that, because the real pleasure of this show is being surprised in the moment as it all plays out.
Yes, it certainly is. The Mousetrap is a West End institution: it’s been running in London continually since 1952, with new audiences constantly discovering it. Make sure you catch it by planning your trip soon.
Definitely. It’s the quintessential whodunit, and you can’t call yourself a crime drama fan if you haven’t seen The Mousetrap. Even all these years later, it’s still bamboozling audiences thanks to Christie’s remarkable twists, and it’s become a London institution as famous as Buckingham Palace or Trafalgar Square.
The West End production of The Mousetrap is showing at St Martin’s Theatre in central London – the show’s long-time home. You can also catch The Mousetrap on tour in 2024 until early August, but for the full historic experience, the West End production is the one to book if you can.