DESPITE being in its 60th year on tour, Agatha Christie’s playful whodunit The Mousetrap has shown no sign of having hit old age.

As the longest touring show in history, The Mousetrap is famous not only for its longevity, but for the faith in which it instils in its audience to keep the killer’s identity secret.

One of the main draws to this wonderfully written classic is the way it effortlessly darts between flamboyance and morose, as the ostentatious characters are constantly needing to be restrained to help solve the murder.

The small but effective cast is also wonderfully chosen, with everyone bringing something unique to the on-stage Cleudo board, giving you just enough to be entertained by their presence, which at the same time giving you ever reason to distrust them.

One of the most impressive aspects of the production is that they everyone is always on the move. The whole production keeps the energy high and the cast are constantly reacting in their own way, which could easily sway the audience’s constantly changing theories.

Leading the cast is the wonderful Louise Jameson, who does a fantastic job as the uptight, sour Mrs Boyle, a grand departure from Leela in Doctor Who, or Rosa Di Marco in Eastenders. Despite being a cold unpleasant character, you can’t help but enjoy her unending distaste towards every other character.

While not a double act, the extravagant performances from Oliver Gully as Christopher Wren (named after the architect apparently) and Gregory Cox as Mr Paravicini brought a great comic edge to the mystery, what you could imagine might have verged on taboo 60 years ago.

As the host and hostess to the other characters, Nick Barclay and Anna Andresen are great as Giles and Mollie Ralston, as the only characters to know each other at the start of the story before being t.

Lewis Collier’s attempt as Sgt Trotter, to bringing sanity to the bedlam, Tony Boncza’s laid back portrayal as Major Metcalf, the stalwart character in any Agatha Christie story, and Amy Downham’s detached on-edge Miss Casewell complete the set in this great cast.

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The Mousetrap will be showing at the Bristol Hippodrome until Saturday, August 13.