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A killing time at the theatre.
CHANNEL | BBC 1
FIRST BROADCAST | 03 December 1972
DURATION | 1 minutes 33 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1972
Synopsis
In this segment from a longer programme, a reporter asks theatregoers coming out of the 8,320th performance of 'The Mousetrap' why they think the play has been so successful. The importance of never revealing 'whodunit' is suggested by the unexpected conclusion to his investigation.
Did you know?
The Ambassadors, as it was originally known, and St Martin's Theatre were conceived by their architect, WGR Sprague, as companions. Building work started in 1913, but World War I interrupted the construction of the latter for three years.
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