The Mousetrap, Agatha Christie's classic whodunit play, is being brought to life at the Niverville Heritage Centre next weekend.

Director and Producer Alan Fehr says The Mousetrap has been running continuously in London since it made it's debut 65 years ago.

“It started the very same year that Queen Elizabeth the Second was crowned, it is the longest running play in the world. It is this historic piece of theatrical history that no other play has been able to touch yet. It really set the genre for what a whodunit play should be like. It is the model that every other play is compared against.”

Fehr says the local cast for The Mousetrap has been a delight to work with.

“The cast is amazing, I am so lucky with all of the talented skilled people that I get to have as part of my network that want to be a part of these shows. I have eight people on stage, I have two people working with me off stage and everyone is just bringing their A game.”

Fehr says because there is no dedicated performance and rehearsal space here in the Southeast planning local theatre can be difficult. He says he decided to step outside the box a little and put the play on stage in the Niverville Heritage Centre.

“We are creative people and we want to find creative solutions to be able to make our art. What is really neat about it is that it is an open space, so it is just this open tableau where I get to build the kind of set that I want. I am not hemmed in by entrances and exits that are hard built into the space, I get to decide exactly I want.

Fehr says the show runs from February 3rd to 5th with both a matinee and an evening performance on the 5th. He says tickets are available at WM. Dyck & Sons, the Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre, and online at reallive.ca

Preparation for The Mousetrap heats up as February 3rd approaches