{"id":2610,"date":"2024-11-18T16:23:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:05:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:05:42","slug":"the-mousetrap-announces-new-west-end-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/11\/18\/the-mousetrap-announces-new-west-end-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mousetrap announces new West End cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Mousetrap-2025-cast-1024x576-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2611\" style=\"width:584px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The West End&#8217;s greatest &#8216;WhoDunnit&#8217; welcomes a brand new cast tonight, along with a new director. Agatha Christie&#8217;s The Mousetrap is the West End&#8217;s longest-running show and the longest-running play in the world. The iconic murder mystery is currently playing at the St Martins Theatre and a new band of suspects are set to join the show this evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast will include Lara Lemon (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/play\/witness-for-the-prosecution\">Witness for the Prosecution<\/a><\/em>) as Mollie Ralston, Harry Bradley (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/comedy\/the-play-that-goes-wrong\">The Play That Goes Wrong<\/a><\/em>) as Giles Ralston, Richard Leeming (<em>The Haunting<\/em>) as Christopher Wren, Rekha John-Cheriyan <em>The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel<\/em>) as Mrs Boyle, Owen Oakeshott (<em>Land of the Free<\/em>) as Major Metcalf, Grace Darling (<em>Queen<\/em>) as Miss Casewell, Alasdair Buchan (<em>Accolade<\/em>) as Mr Paravicini, and Daniel Rainford (<em>Laughing Boy<\/em>) as Detective Sgt Trotter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further company members include Liv Koplick, Clive Marlowe, Richard Parnwell, Ben Riddle, and Cathryn Sherman who will understudy various roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philip Franks takes over as director, while&nbsp;Denise Silvey continues in the role of artistic director.&nbsp;The new cast start tonight, the 18 November, and will play until 10 May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-book-the-mousetrap-tickets-now-with-lsbo\">Book The Mousetrap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/play\/the-mousetrap\">tickets<\/a> now with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/\">LSBO<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The play premiered in 1952 and is currently on tour across the country for a 70th anniversary tour. The Mousetrap is currently playing at the St Martins Theatre and is booking until 27 September 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up to date with all things London Theatre with LSBO <a href=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/\">News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West End&#8217;s greatest &#8216;WhoDunnit&#8217; welcomes a brand new cast tonight, along with a new director. Agatha Christie&#8217;s The Mousetrap is the West End&#8217;s longest-running show and the longest-running play in the world. 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