<page_title> List of the longest-running West End shows </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> The Mousetrap <col_header> Title </col_header> </cell> <cell> Currently running at the St. Martin's Theatre 6 October 1952 – Production premiere at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham 25 November 1952 – Opened in the West End at the New Ambassadors Theatre 13 September 1957 – Longest-running West End play 12 April 1958 – Longest-running West End show overall, 2239 performances 9 December 1964 – 5,000 performances 23 March 1974 – Closed for 2 days to transfer to the St. <col_header> Comment </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Mousetrap was the longest running West End show.