The mousetrap: who will the killer be?

Three blind mice, three blind mice... This is the tune of one of the best theatre plays written by Agatha Christie: The Mousetrap. In London, it has been on show for 62 years and it will carry one as you can buy tickets for 2015. One of the funny things about this play is that Agatha Christie wrote in her will that it couldn’t be adapted to a film or TV series; you can only enjoy if you pay your ticket or you buy the book.

 

I like mystery books and I thought that it was worth it paying the ticket to go and watch it. I missed the opportunity of watching the first time it was performed in the Apolo Theatre and this time I promised myself not to make the same mistake again. So I convinced Jéssica and we bought the tickets.

 

 

 

We like to go to the theatre and we try to go once or twice –especially if we find an offer or if we can get free tickets-. For those who don’t know what the plot is about, I will try to do a summary.

 

A young couple opens a hotel and, at the same time, there is a murder in London. One of the guests is thought to be the murderer. During the play you start to suspect of all the different characters and you try to know who it is. Don’t worry; I am not going to tell you because, as they said at the end of the play, it is a secret.

 

 

 

I really liked the play. The actors and actress did a good job, the stage was all right and even though I imagine it will be more glamorous to watch it in London, I think it is a good plan if you like theatre and mystery. If you search in the Internet you can find some offers.

 

Just one thing everybody should spend a minute thinking: why they don’t sell cheaper tickets. It was quite sad to be half of the theatre empty. I know it is a Wednesday, but, in the other hand, is one of the cheapest days and the play starts at 8.30pm. We were out at 10.45pm, so it is not very late for us. I understand that you have to pay for culture but the way things are at present, people think twice about spending money. I think that people don’t go not because they don’t like it, but because it is obviously too expensive.