The Mousetrap Stoke

The Mousetrap Stoke tickets are for one week at the Regent Theatre, Stoke on Trent, where Agatha Christie’s whodunnit plays from Monday 1 to Saturday 6 March 2027 as part of its 75th anniversary tour. There are evening performances at 7.30pm from Monday to Saturday and matinees at 2.30pm on Wednesday 3 and Saturday 6 March.

The Mousetrap Stoke at the Regent Theatre in Hanley

The Regent stands on Piccadilly in Hanley, the busy heart of the Potteries. It opened in 1929 as an Art Deco cinema, one of a family of Regents built around the country, and its white glazed terracotta frontage, with masks of comedy and tragedy at each corner, is still one of the city’s handsomest sights. After decades as the Gaumont and then an Odeon, it was restored and reopened as a full time theatre in 1999, and now seats around 1,600. A play first staged in 1952 feels very much at home in a building of the same era of glamour, and the restored auditorium has the warmth that a fireside mystery needs.

Early March in Staffordshire tends to be raw and wet, a fitting backdrop for a story set in the depths of a snowstorm. The run also brings Christie to a city with deep theatrical roots: the Regent took up the mantle of live drama in Hanley after the old Theatre Royal closed.

What happens in The Mousetrap

Mollie and Giles Ralston have turned a large old house into Monkswell Manor guesthouse, and on opening day the snow begins to fall. One after another their guests arrive, each with an odd manner and a story that does not quite fit. Then comes Detective Sergeant Trotter, battling through the drifts on skis, with news that links the house to a murder in London. Trapped together, the guests start to suspect each other. The ending is the most famous secret in British theatre, and it stays a secret here.

The Mousetrap tour cast in Stoke on Trent

Nicholas Bailey, familiar from EastEnders, plays Major Metcalf, and Susan Penhaligon, star of A Fine Romance and a former member of the London company, plays Mrs Boyle. Emily Laing is Mollie Ralston and Jack Hardwick, whose West End credits include The Play That Goes Wrong, is Giles. Thomas Barrett plays Christopher Wren, Clare Duffy is Miss Casewell, James Peake is Mr Paravicini and Alfie Richards is Detective Sergeant Trotter. Ben Gresswell, Sophie Lagden, Judith Rae and Darren Ruston understudy. The director is Hannah Chissick and the lighting designer is Nic Farman.

Accessible performances of The Mousetrap Stoke

ATG lists a signed performance on Thursday 4 March 2027 at 7.30pm and an audio described performance on Friday 5 March 2027 at 7.30pm. Touch tours are sometimes offered alongside audio described shows, so ask the box office for details. Our Regent Theatre venue guide covers seating, the history of the building and access facilities.

How long is The Mousetrap in Stoke

The running time is about 2 hours 5 minutes including a 20-minute interval. The producers recommend the play for ages 7 and over. There is suspense and a murder, but nothing graphic and no strong language, so it suits families with older primary school children as well as lifelong Christie readers. Our guide to The Mousetrap at St Martin’s Theatre tells the story of its record breaking London run.

Getting to the Regent Theatre

The Regent is on Piccadilly in Hanley city centre, about five minutes on foot from the bus station. Stoke on Trent railway station is a short bus or taxi ride away, and there are several car parks within walking distance, along with pubs and restaurants in the surrounding Cultural Quarter.

The Mousetrap tour around the Potteries

Stoke follows Swindon and comes just before Lichfield. Audiences in the North West could also look back to The Mousetrap at Manchester Opera House in October, while the next ATG stop after Stoke is The Mousetrap in Sunderland later in March. Full dates are in our Mousetrap 75th anniversary tour dates and cast article, and the London original continues at The Mousetrap at St Martin’s Theatre.

The Mousetrap Stoke dates and times

The Mousetrap plays for one week, 1–6 March 2027: evenings at 7.30pm from Monday to Saturday, with 2.30pm matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. The running time is approximately 2 hours 5 minutes, including a 20-minute interval, and the show is recommended for ages 7 and over.