Win Free Tickets to The Mousetrap at The Grand in Leeds

Posted by Helen Nugent | Aug 8, 2014 | Competitions

Win Free Tickets to The Mousetrap at The Grand in Leeds

WIN FREE TICKETS TO THE MOUSETRAP AT LEEDS GRAND

Later this month the theatrical classic The Mousetrap comes to The Grand in Leeds. Did you know that the original production of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap with Richard Attenborough was at The Grand in 1952 before it transferred to London’s West End for the next 60 years?

The Mousetrap has four entries in the Guinness Book of Records, including for the ‘longest continuous run of any show in the world’; ‘most durable’ actor (David Raven, who played Major Metcalf for 4,575 performances from July 22, 1957 until November 23, 1968); and ‘longest serving understudy’ (Nancy Seabrooke, who stood by as Mrs Boyle 6,240 times until March 12, 1994, and actually did so 72 times).

If you’d like to see this classic show for yourself, then enter our competition to win one of two pairs of tickets for The Mousetrap on Tuesday August 26, 2014.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply sign up to the Northern Soul newsletter (details of how to do this are on the right hand side of this web page) and answer this question: in Paul Clarke‘s recent article about Shrek at Leeds Grand, who does Paul say directed the show?

Please send your answer to: helennugent@northernsoul.me.uk

Closing date: 11pm on Friday August 15, 2014

A winner will be picked at random and notified by 2pm on August 16, 2014

The Mousetrap is at The Grand in Leeds from August 26-30, 2014. For more details about the show, follow this link: https://www.leedsgrandtheatre.com/Online/Mousetrap

For information on how to book tickets for The Mousetrap at The Grand, Leeds, follow this link: https://www.leedsgrandtheatre.com/Online/default.asp

About The Author

Helen Nugent

Helen Nugent is the Founder and Editor of Northern Soul. A Northern lass, born and bred in Manchester, Helen has been back in her home town for 13 years after working in London for The Times and a number of other national newspapers. You can find articles by Helen in, among others, The Guardian, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, the i newspaper, The Observer, Big Issue North, The Yorkshire Post, and The Spectator. Previous roles include producing and presenting the business news at BBC Radio 5 Live and on BBC local radio across the UK, and freelancing for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, and the Financial Times. She also spent 18 months as Money Editor of The Spectator. During ten years at The Times, she won a series of awards including Journalist of the Year and had a number of jobs including News Reporter, News Editor, Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons, Business Reporter, and Financial Writer. In addition, Helen runs her own media training and PR consultancy firm, Helen Nugent Consulting. Helen has appeared on Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC World Service, talkRadio, and GB News. An experienced chairperson and speaker, she regularly chairs conferences and events for, among others, literature festivals, award ceremonies, and tech shows. She was also a Guest Lecturer at Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, and a Guest Lecturer at City University and at MMU. She taught Music Journalism at Salford University for a number of years, and taught Political Reporting at Huddersfield University. In 2017, she was shortlisted for Person with Purpose at the Northern Power Women Awards. In 2019, she was a judge for the HWA Gold Crown Awards which recognise the best historical novels. Feel free to drop her a line at nugenthelen@hotmail.com or via the contacts page. All correspondence is welcome, particularly if you would like to share a magical Northern experience.

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