Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap changes its producer
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(Updated on 31 Jan 2019)
The world's longest-running play in history, which first opened on London's West End in 1952 and has enjoyed a remarkably long run ever since, has just appointed its first new producer since 1994.
Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen will be stepping down as producer for [The Mousetrap](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/27/the-mousetrap-tickets.aspx) after 24 years and is passing the baton to Adam Spiegel, who currently produces the Broadway transfer of [Motown: The Musical](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1490/motown-the-musical-tickets.aspx). The show's general manager and production supervisor positions will continue to be filled by Andrew Mills and Denise Silvey respectively.
Adam Spiegel had previously collaborated with Waley-Cohen on *[The Mousetrap's](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/27/the-mousetrap-tickets.aspx) *60th-anniversary tour, which was a huge success. The show is currently in the 66th year of its initial run, originally opening at the [Ambassadors Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/58/ambassadors-theatre.aspx) in 1952 before moving to its next-door neighbor, the [St Martin's Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/25/st-martins-theatre.aspx), in 1973 where it has since remained.
Waley-Cohen expressed his delight in the matter, handing over the show in "great confidence" with hopes of a "very long-term future." Spiegel further commented on *[The Mousetrap's](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/27/the-mousetrap-tickets.aspx) *longevity, stating that "any changes [to the show] will be evolutionary rather than revolutionary, and [I] look forward to playing my part in the record-breaking history of [*The Mousetrap*](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/27/the-mousetrap-tickets.aspx)."
This whodunnit has been on stage throughout the entire reign of Queen Elizabeth II with over 27,000 performances and 297 actors and actresses, and it holds a number of incredible records. Taking place in a rural guest house where the guests become snowed in, the story quickly transforms into a full-fledged murder mystery with a surprise twist ending that theatregoers are still asked to keep secret.
Tickets to see *[The Mousetrap](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/27/the-mousetrap-tickets.aspx) *at* *the [St Martins Theatre](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/25/st-martins-theatre.aspx) are booking until 5 January 2019. It still remains as one of the most popular shows in London and some of the West End's most sought-after tickets.
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