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published
2000
(first published 2002)
by NAL Trade
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Paperback, 752 pages
isbn
0451201183
(isbn13: 9780451201188)
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Readers will be front-row center for this special trade collection of Agatha Christie's greatest suspense plays, which includes: The Mousetrap,...more
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I had this honour to see this play on the scene in London, when they were celebrating the 25th.(not very much sure!)anniversary of constant running the same show! Our theatre group arranged the same play for Iranian National TV,(1971?) and I took part of it as well. I can still remember some dialogues, the group of invited people to a deserted motel in a snowy evening! What a memory!!!
فکر می کنم "تله موش" برای بیست و هفت سال پیاپی در لندن ر...more
فکر می کنم "تله موش" برای بیست و هفت سال پیاپی در لندن ر...more
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I think Agatha Christie is difficult to put onstage in a meaningful way. It's sort of kitschy and fluffy, which is not my opinion of her mystery novels at all. I think it is just a rough translation, and am left unimpressed by dramatic versions of her work on the stage. The Moustrap has some interesting twists and turns, (all Agatha Christie's brilliant mind), but the dialogue is dated and stereotypical british, with a lot of "what what", etc. The characters seem for the most part to b...more
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This book, which I presume contains Witness for the Prosecution as well as The Mousetrap, therefore contains two of my absolute favorite Christie mysteries. The Mousetrap, when I read it now, is classic Christie, and therefore a bit predictable for someone who has consumed the volume of Christie I have- nevertheless it's one of her best who-done-it formulas, executed superbly. Witness for the Prosecution, on the other hand, is quite simply one of her best surprise endings. If you can, watch the ...more
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Read in October, 2008
I only read the Mousetrap, but what a read! Imagine yourself in a dark theater, take time to develop visual images of the characters and the setting, and you'll be frightened, confused, anxious to know the ending. If given the opportunity someday, I would buy a ticket to see this one. So interesting to experience Christie as a playwright!
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Sadly, I was really disappointed in this play. I'm referring to "The Mousetrap." I was trying to find a play to do for our school's fall play, and I read this with high hopes. Everyone spoke of the twist ending. I had the ending predicted from the moment the killer stepped on the stage. A disappointment.
Read in July, 2006
The classic play by Agatha Christie lives up to its name! Great, quick, & easy to read - though I'd like to see it performed sometime too. :)
Recommended especially for people who think they dislike reading plays, but who feel guilty they don't read more of them. Also recommended for British mystery fans.
Recommended especially for people who think they dislike reading plays, but who feel guilty they don't read more of them. Also recommended for British mystery fans.
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Read in March, 2008
I just read "The Mousetrap" with my eighth grade LA class. They absolutely loved it. I enjoyed watching them get caught up in the suspense of the play, working through the possible suspects and motives. None of them expected the ending which made it even more fun to read along with them.
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I really enjoyed these stories because they were written in script form. If you're used to reading scripts this is a fun way to get out of the "norm" of reading an Agatha Christie book.
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See, we did The Mousetrap as our fall play this year, so I totally love that one... The other plays are good too... I'd love to do And Then There Were None or The Hollow...
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I think I liked this best out of all the Christie books I read. I like her books better as plays and movies! I just don't care for her style of writing.
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Read in April, 2008
Several short stories done with the humour and wit that is only Agatha Christie. The book read quickly and it was refreshing to read something older.
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Read in July, 2008
Fabulous little play, made even better by describing the lead female as "tall, vaguely pretty and ingenuous". Auditions here I come. :D
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Short Christie story about a man charged with a murder and his trial for the crime.
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I loved The Mousetrap so much that I produced it mid-winter of 1991-1992.
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I don't think I actually read the other plays, but the Mousetrap is really good.
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Read in February, 2008
Cheeky and entertaining -- exactly what one would expect from Agatha Christie.
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My first Agatha Christie, so this will always hold a special place in my heart.
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Mystery plays are getting hot again. Time to brush up and write one!
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This book is Faint-See! It's covered in velvet!
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Read in January, 2006
Agatha Christie...what's not to like!?
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