The Mousetrap and Other Plays

The Mousetrap

Presented by Peter Saunders at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, on 25th November 1952, with the following cast of characters:

(in the order of their appearance)

MOLLIE RALSTON

Sheila Sim

GILES RALSTON

John Paul

CHRISTOPHER WREN

Allan McClelland

MRS. BOYLE

Mignon O’Doherty

MAJOR METCALF

Aubrey Dexter

MISS CASEWELL

Jessica Spencer

MR. PARAVICINI

Martin Miller

DETECTIVE SERGEANT TROTTER

Richard Attenborough

The play produced by Peter Cotes

Décor by Roger Furse

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES

ACT I

SCENE 1 The Great Hall at Monkswell Manor. Late afternoon

SCENE 2 The same. The following day after lunch

ACT II

The same. Ten minutes later

Time: the present