Sir Peter Saunders (23 November 1911 – 6 February 2003)[1] was an English theatre impresario, notable for his production of the long-running Agatha Christie murder mystery, The Mousetrap.
His father died in a swimming accident (with the boy on his back), and he was subsequently educated at Oundle School and in Lausanne, Switzerland, thanks to an aunt's sponsorship.
Following spells as a newspaper reporter and press agent (to Harry Roy, among others), he served in the Second World War as an Army captain in the Intelligence Corps, and following the end of hostilities, he moved into theatre production.
Prior to his most famous adaptation of a book, by the same author, he saw the value of Agatha Christie's writing as suitable for theatre during his UK tours with Murder at the Vicarage and Black Coffee, and his staging of The Hollow, which ran in the West End of London for almost a year.
After relinquishing his direct involvement in the production of the play, he spent many years casting for roles annually, and also promoting it at every opportunity.