ANNA MARIA – After a break for the holiday season, the Island Players, the oldest community theater in Manatee County, continues its historic 75th season with their production of Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” which will run Thursday, Jan. 11 through Sunday, Jan. 28 at the Island Playhouse, 10009 Gulf Drive.
Directed by veteran director Heiko Knipfelberg and stage-managed by Denise Handley, the murder mystery is the third play of the season and one that Knipfelberg is especially excited to direct.
“This is the longest-running play in the world, debuting in 1952 and it’s been running ever since,” Knipfelberg said. “Agatha Christie is the most prolific writer of all time. Novels, short stories, plays, everything – no one has come close to her.”
The plot involves a police detective who arrives on skis to question the snowbound guests of Monkswell Manor Guest House. The seven strangers grow even more suspicious of each other when it becomes clear one of them is a killer. Anything more would be a spoiler, so get tickets now and catch a performance.
Performances are Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are available for $28 at the box office or by calling 941-778-5755, or $30 online at www.theislandplayers.org.
