Before we left Minnesota we decided on what play we would like to see while we were in London.
We chose an Agatha Christie murder mystery, The Mousetrap. playing at St. Martin’s Theatre. It happens to be the longest running play in London…It’s first performance was in 1952!
We enjoyed the play and didn’t know “who done it” until the end. I was so worried I would overhear someone talking about the ending… and I didn’t want to know! But I never heard any clues… and we were surprised when the murderer was revealed. I like surprises.
At the end of the play, as the performers were taking their bows, the culprit stepped forward and said now we were all partners in crime…and he asked us not to disclose the secret of “who done it” to anyone, so as to preserve the suspense of the play.
This request must work…it’s been playing for 67 years, and we didn’t know “who done it” until the end of the production.
Even when I have read one of her mysteries, I usually forget who is the culprit when I read it again!
Well, that’s true for me too! HA
What a wonderful experience Valerie! I love plays like that where everything is a mystery until the end. You and Gary look like you are really enjoying yourselves and making wonderful memories!
Surprise endings are fun, for sure. We did make some good memories.
I know you like to travel too, and have made some travel memories of your own.
I read a lot of mysteries so would really enjoy this play. It certainly sounds like you did.
On Saturday evening friends invited us over to participate in a murder mystery game set in the 1940s. I played the journalist character. It was a great deal of fun as we questioned each other and tried to determine the murderer. None of us guessed it right.
I enjoy mysteries too. The play was a good choice for us.
Years ago we hosted a murder mystery game and had fun. I’d like to play one again sometime. I don’t remember if we solved the mystery or not.
What a fun play to see! Glad you were both surprised!
Me too! It was fun.