Events

Grace Brethren High School will present Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap." Performances are 7 p.m. Nov. 16 through 18 at Grace Brethren Church, 2900 Sycamore Drive in Simi Valley.

The mystery is set in 1950s England at a guest house. Heavy snow barricades the guests in the house.

When they discover that the deaths of the caretakers follow the pattern of the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice, the intrigue is on.

The Royal Drama Players of Royal High School will present the play "40 Thieves" Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 16 through 18, and Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. in the school's multipurpose room.

Special matinee performances will be Saturday, Nov. 18 and Dec. 2 at 2 p.m.

Refreshments will be available.

The play is directed by Joy Enright, with technical direction by Jerry Enright.

According to event producers, the play "is a hysterical comedy that's suitable for all ages."

Adapted from the book "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves," "40 Thieves" is about Shahrazad, storyteller to the Auspicious King and reigning diva of a nightclub which can be found somewhere between ancient Persia and the 1970s disco of your dreams.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a rainbow ride through biblical Egypt on the wings of Andrew Lloyd Webber's (Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Evita) uplifting music and the humor and poetry of lyricist Tim Rice (Oscar-winning lyricist of Disney's Aladdin). This irresistible musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son, paints a picture of betrayal and hardship, prophecy and forgiveness. Actors' Repertory Theatre of Simi welcomes back one of their most successful productions ever with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.