The Mousetrap // Live transmission of Das Rheingold from the MET

[lovemoony4ever]

While in London I also attended a performance of Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap", apparently a must-see piece. It has been running since 1952, so it's clearly popular. I enjoy good crime-dramas on the telly, such as Inspector Morse, A Touch of Frost, Foyle's War and so on, but I must confess I've never been a fan of the Agatha Christie adaptions

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[apkdsmith]

I saw the Mousetrap several years ago, but don't remember much about it, although your description of the set sounds vaguely familiar. I used to be an avid Agatha Christie fan, and was at the time I saw the play. It's worn off a bit now, although I suspect that may have more to do with the fact I've run out of books to read. I agree with you that the characters are rather flat, but I never really read them as literature, it was more like investigating how a piece of machinery works, if that makes any sense. I never guessed who the murderer was, but that was because I never tried. I just devoured the book, and took everything as it came, and never really applied myself to solving it. I do remember not enjoying the Mousetrap as much as I had hoped, although I'm sure it was still enjoyable enough. It might be something I'd be interested in seeing again, though, with a somewhat different perspective.

[lovemoony4ever]

The characters is always the most important feature in any story for me. Discovering their motivations, feelings and ideas is what makes me want to read on, not the genre or who the creator is. As long as the plot is not completely hopeless I'll keep reading in order to feel connected:) Then, when the characters are flat...

I'm only very rarely able to figure out the mysteries, The Mousetrap was in that sense a fluke;)