What could possibly go wrong when a group of eight strangers are brought together in a remote English Manor and cut off from the world by an impending snowstorm – with a cold-blooded murderer on the loose?
Find out at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, as the theatre kicks off its 2008 season with Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit, The Mousetrap.
Mollie and Giles Ralston are the happy young proprietors of a grand countryside hotel who find themselves snowed in with their guests by a sudden winter storm. Blissfully unaware that a woman has been murdered in the city, when the clues point to the Manor as the killer’s next stopping place, each member of their group soon falls under deepest suspicion of guilt and the threat of sudden death. But when one of the guests is killed, they realize it is too late … the murderer is already in their midst, making it quickly evident that the killer could be any one of the guests -or even the hosts themselves.
“The St. Jacobs Country Playhouse is an ideal venue to showcase this production,” said artistic director of Drayton Entertainment Alex Mustakas. “It’s extremely intimate, and audiences can’t help but be drawn into the web of drama and intrigue.”
The play was originally created as a 30-minute BBC radio thriller entitled Three Blind Mice, which eventually became The Mousetrap to celebrate a Royal family event.
“The result is a production that will definitely keep audiences on the edge of their seats,” said Mustakas.
This nail-biting thriller is directed by Rona Waddington, Drayton Entertainment’s new artistic and executive associate.
The Mousetrap is a legendary play, known for having the longest initial run of any production in the world, with 22,800 performances in the course of its 55-year tenure (as of Aug. 15, 2007) in the West End of London.
“Given its wintry setting, The Mousetrap was the perfect choice to launch the season in St. Jacobs this February,” said Mustakas. “The chilling atmosphere created by the gifted performers on stage will certainly be heightened by the snowy environment outside.”
The Mousetrap plays eight shows a week, Feb. 13 through March 2. Tickets can be ordered by calling 519-747-7788 or toll free at 1-888-449-4463. Visit www.stjacobscountry-playhouse.com for more info.
