All times in UTC ·
Dashed edge = started before, or continues beyond, this day
Events on Tuesday 25 November 1952 1
1952Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap opensMurder mystery begins its record-breaking West End runAgatha Christie's play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on 25 November 1952. It went on to become the longest continuously running play in history. The identity of the murderer became one of theatre's most closely guarded secrets.