It's A Mystery

We just saw our third production, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap. We are in Stuttgart, after another challenging travel day. We left Salzburg this morning at 10 am for what is supposed to be a 3-hour ride. It took us 6! First there was an accident, then lots and lots of traffic. Evidently, it is a holiday here and the kids are off from school so everyone goes skiing! It is at least, weatherwise, another beautiful day. I have some photos of the Alps from the car -- just spectacular. There are also some snaps from Salzburg, and a picture of the Mousetrap cast.
The theatre at Stuttgart is one of the most modern and best equipped of any we will visit. They have a great facility, so technically they can do a lot more. If the don't know the show, it's the story of a couple who open a guest house in England in the 40's that attracts an odd array of characters, one of whom may be a homocidal maniac. There's a murder, a detective and lots of misdirection before the murder is solved. The play is still on in the West End after almost 50 years. It's not that it's so brilliant, it's just got a reputation built on having a reputation, at this point.
The folks here have been very sweet to us. Eva met us when we arrived and we were taken to a Greek place for dinner that had to have some of the best lamb I've ever had. There's a new Entertainment Director here, who directed the play. I knew him from his previous post in Kaiserslautern, when I was here 2 years ago. He is so happy to be in Stuttgart. Tomorrow it's on to Anspach to see their rendering of Proof by David Auburn.