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Limits RegistryAgatha Christie's murder mystery The Mousetrap opened in London's West End on November 25, 1952 and, apart from a pandemic closure in 2020-21, has played continuously ever since — moving from the Ambassadors Theatre to St Martin's Theatre in 1974 — making it the longest-running play in history.
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Agatha Christie's murder mystery The Mousetrap opened in London's West End on November 25, 1952 and, apart from a pandemic closure in 2020-21, has played continuously ever since — moving from the Ambassadors Theatre to St Martin's Theatre in 1974 — making it the longest-running play in history.
The longest run, measured from opening night, of a single stage play performed in an essentially continuous production.
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Limits Registry. LR-LONGEST-RUNNING-PLAY. Longest-running theatrical play. 2026.