Louise Jameson to Star as 'Mrs. Boyle' in 60th Anniversary of THE MOUSETRAP, January 2016

Louise Jameson (Doctor Who, EastEnders, Doc Martin) will star as Mrs Boyle in the record-breaking 60th anniversary tour of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap from January 2016. The beloved murder mystery will begin the 2016 leg of its tour at Nottingham Theatre Royal on 19 January before visiting more than 25 further venues across the UK. Further casting will be announced in due course.

Louise Jameson is best well-known for her long-running roles as Leela, a companion of Tom Baker's Doctor in Doctor Who, Susan Young in Bergerac¸ Eleanor Glasson in Doc Martin, and Rosa di Marco in EastEnders. In addition to Louise's illustrious roles on screen, she has also appeared on stage in Love, Loss and What I Wore (The Mill, Sonning), Noises Off (Mercury Theatre), Gutted (Theatre Royal, Stratford East) and Oedipus (The Liverpool Everyman & Nottingham Playhouse).

Louise said: "I thought about doing something special for my 65th birthday in 2016. Just how did I get to be 65? The same way The Mousetrap has run for nearly that length of time I suppose, just second by second time has ticked away we've both lasted this long, and so we'll be celebrating together. That's quite special."

The production, which originally opened at Nottingham Theatre Royal in 1952 starring the late Richard Attenborough and his wife Sheila Sim before embarking on its current record-breaking West End run, continues its journey across the breadth of the country, visiting towns and cities including Brighton, Reading, Darlington, Grimsby, York, Portsmouth, Cheltenham, Stoke, Woking, Leicester, Liverpool, Harrogate, Shrewsbury, Dartford, Yeovil, Hereford, Derby, Kings Lynn, Salisbury, Manchester, Aylesbury, Torquay, Llandudno, Jersey and Bristol.

Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap has been the world's longest running stage production at its London home since breaking the record in 1958 and recently celebrated its 26,000th performance. The 60th Anniversary - and first ever - UK tour of this beloved murder mystery is approaching 1000 performances and has now been seen by nearly 1 million people, having broken box office records in many of its tour venues.

Mousetrap Productions has also licensed 60 productions of The Mousetrap worldwide to mark the 60th year, and many of these have also broken records, from Cape Town to Philadelphia, Singapore to Sydney. During this period, the world's longest running show will have been seen in every continent with professional productions in Australia, China, Korea, Turkey, South Africa, Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Poland, Spain, Scandinavia, Venezuela, and across the United States and Canada.

The Mousetrap continues its open-ended run at St. Martin's Theatre, London. The UK tour is currently booking until August 2016.

For further information please contact Hannah Clapham or Sara Sherwood at The Corner Shop PR:
HannahC@thecornershoppr.com / Sara@thecornershoppr.com / 0207 831 7657

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NOTES TO EDITORS

www.mousetrapontour.com

Louise Jameson's final appearance in The Mousetrap will be 30 July 2016 at Venue Cymru Llandudno. Casting for the rest of the tour will be announced in due course.

2015 TOUR DATES

19 - 24 October
Mercury Theatre, Colchester
www.mercurytheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01206 573 948

26 - 31 October
The Town House, Hamilton
www.sllcboxoffice.co.uk
Box Office: 01698 452 122

2 - 7 November
Buxton Opera House
www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
Box Office: 0845 127 2190

9 - 14 November
Coventry Belgrade
www.belgrade.co.uk
Box Office: 024 7655 3055

16 - 21 November
Alhambra Theatre Dunfermline
www.alhambradunfermline.com
Box Office: 01383 740 384

23 - 28 November
Chichester Festival Theatre
www.cft.org.uk
Box Office: 01243 781312

2016 TOUR DATES

19 - 23 January
Theatre Royal Nottingham
www.trch.co.uk
Box Office: 0115 989 5555

25 - 30 January
Theatre Royal Brighton
On sale 7 July
www.atgtickets.com/venues/theatre-royal-brighton
Box Office: 0844 871 7627

1 - 6 February
The Hexagon, Reading
www.readingarts.com/thehexagon
Box Office: 0118 960 6060

8 - 13 February
Darlington Civic Theatre
www.darlingtoncivic.co.uk
Box Office: 01325 486555

15 - 20 February
Grimsby Auditorium
www.grimsbyauditorium.org.uk
Box Office: 0844 871 3016

22 - 27 February
York Grand Opera House
www.atgtickets.com/venues/grand-opera-house-york
Box Office: 0844 871 3024

29 February - 5 March
Lighthouse Poole
www.lighthousepoole.co.uk
Box Office: 0844 406 8666

7 - 12 March
Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield
www.chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk
Box Office: 01246 345 222

14 - 19 March
New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth
www.newtheatreroyal.com
Box Office: 02392 843 979

21 - 26 March
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
ON SALE SOON
www.everymantheatre.org.uk
Box Office: 01242 572573

4 - 9 April
The Lichfield Garrick Theatre
www.lichfieldgarrick.com
Box Office: 01543 412121

11 - 13 April
The Regent Theatre, Stoke
www.atgtickets.com/venues/regent-theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 7649

14 - 16 April
New Victoria Theatre, Woking
www.atgtickets.com/venues/regent-theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 7649

18 - 20 April
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
www.demontforthall.co.uk
Box Office: 0116 233 3111

21 - 23 April
Liverpool Empire
www.atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool-empire
Box Office: 0151 702 7320

25 - 30 April
Embassy Theatre, Skegness
www.embassytheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 0845 674 0505

2 - 7 May
Harrogate Theatre
www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01423 502 116

9 - 14 May
Severn Theatre, Shrewsbury
ON SALE SOON
www.theatresevern.co.uk
Box Office: 01743 281281

16 - 21 May
The Orchard Theatre, Dartford
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01322 220 000

23 - 28 May
Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
www.octagon-theatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01935 422 884

30 May - 4 June
The Courtyard, Hereford
www.courtyard.org.uk
Box Office: 01432 340 555

6 - 11 June
Derby Theatre
www.derbytheatre.co.uk
Box Office: 01332 59 39 39

13 - 18 June
Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk
Box Office: 01553 764864

20 - 25 June
Salisbury Playhouse
ON SALE SOON
www.salisburyplayhouse.com
Box Office: 01722 320 333

27 June - 2 July
Opera House Manchester
www.atgtickets.com/venues/opera-house-manchester
Box Office: 0844 871 3018

4 - 9 July
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre
Box Office: 0844 871 7607

18 - 23 July
Princess Theatre Torquay
www.atgtickets.com/venues/princess-theatre-torquay
Box Office: 0844 871 3023

25 - 30 July
Venue Cymru Llandudno
www.venuecymru.co.uk
Box Office: 01492 872000

1 - 6 August
Jersey Opera House
www.jerseyoperahouse.co.uk
Box Office: 01534 511 115

8 - 13 August
Bristol Hippodrome
www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome
Box Office: 0844 871 3012