Leader Weekends: Theatre Review (Mousetrap's 70th & From Here to Eternity)

The world’s longest-running show, The Mousetrap, by Agatha Christie, celebrates 70 years, and the “untraditional” new musical 'From Here to Eternity' – with music that could leave you “tapping your feet”.This week, chief theatre critic Nick Curtis is joined by Nick Clark, deputy culture editor, to unpick two more shows from London.Part 1: From Here to Eternity, the musical by Tim Rice and Stuart Brayson - The Charing Cross TheatreFrom Here to Eternity, the story set around the time of Pearl HarbourWhy it’s an untraditional musical and not based on the filmThe intimacy of using Charing Cross Theatre, the production, the staging, and bringing the audience inside the storyWhy it’s all about the music and not all about the performancesDoes the show lack jeopardy?Which male cast member looks “like a love child of Benedict Cumberbatch and Will Poulter”?Part 2: Celebrating 70 years of The Mousetrap – St. Martin’s Lane TheatreMarking 70 years of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap – the world’s longest-running showWhat The Mousetrap is about and the “Cluedo” characters2022: The marketing, the history, selfies and “adding a knowing wink to the audience”How Christie underestimated the length of time the play would actually runThe cultural phenomenon of The Mousetrap and surviving Covid 19Can you even review The Mousetrap?How radical Agatha’s writing is and why those who enjoy Poirot would really enjoy this playWhich Broadway show does The Mousetrap beat in longevity?What show should you see this Christmas?Well, this is your weekly Theatre Review from the Evening Standard.Visit standard.co.uk/culture or find us on Twitter #TheLeaderPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.