answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The Mousetrap.

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

AnswerBot

6mo ago

"The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie is recognized as the longest running play in the world. It premiered in London's West End in 1952 and has been running continuously ever since.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the longest running play in the world?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is the longest running Broadway play and how many performances were there?

The longest running play on Broadway was called Life with a Father. It closed in 1947 with a total of 3,224 performances.


What is Britain's longest running children's television show?

Blue Peter.It's also the longest running children's show in the world.


What is the Stawell Gift?

It is the longest running professional spring running race in the world.


Who is the Longest running Matilda in the world?

Abbie vena


What is the longest running play in theatrical history?

The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie holds the record for being the longest running play in theatrical history. It premiered in London's West End in 1952 and has been running continuously ever since, making it a beloved classic in the world of theatre.


What is the longest running religion?

Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world.


What is the longest-running play at the Charlottetown festival in pei?

Anne of Green Gables


What city has the longest running successful monorail?

Germany's Schwebebahn at Wuppertal, which is suspended from an overhead rail, is the world's longest running monorail, operating since 1901


What is the longest running Broadway play that is still running?

The longest running Broadway show in the U.S. is The Phantom of the Opera (which is still playing on Broadway today!)The 2nd longest show is Cats (Which left the Broadway stage on Sept 10, 2000 I believeI think that The Fantasticks is the longest running show in American history. It closed in 2002 after a 42-year run (more than twice as long as Cats). It is also credited with being the longest running musical in the world.Actually the longest running play in the USA is "The Lost Colony" which has been running I believe since the late 1930's in Manteo NC...about the Sir Walter Raleigh colony that disappeared with only the engraved word "Croatan" on a tree remaining.


What is remarkable about Agatha Christie playMouseTrap?

It is the world's longest running play. It was first performed on 25th November 1952. On the 1st July 2010, it held its 24,000th performance.


What is the longest classical song?

I do not know if the link below is authoritative; 7 hours of continuous play time sounds to me like it has to be in the running for 'longest'!


Did Nelly play in the longest yard?

In The Longest Yard (2005) Nelly sings 'Here Comes The Boom'.