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: Agatha Christie herself predicted the play would only run for about eight months . The Plot: A Classic Whodunit
: The plot was inspired by the real-life Dennis O'Neill case of 1945, involving the tragic abuse of children in foster care. AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP
Set in the snowbound guesthouse in the early 1950s, the story follows a group of seven strangers who find themselves trapped during a blizzard. : Agatha Christie herself predicted the play would
: Due to a pre-existing play with the same name, Christie's son-in-law suggested the title The Mousetrap , a reference to the play-within-a-play in Shakespeare's Hamlet . AGATHA CHRISTIE’S THE MOUSETRAP
: The play began as a 30-minute radio play titled Three Blind Mice , written in 1947 as an 80th birthday gift for Queen Mary .
