The first ever John le Carré novel to be adapted for the stage, THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD will have its world premiere from 23 August – 21 September. Adapted by David Eldridge and directed by Jeremy Herrin, this award-winning 1963 thriller has been hailed as a modern masterpiece.
The cast is: Philip Arditti (Breathtaking, No Return) as Fiedler; Norma Atallah (Follies, In The Heights) as Miss Crail/President of the Tribunal; Mat Betteridge (Ulster American, Slow Horses) as Riemeck/Kiever; Gunnar Cauthery (Dear England, Mack & Mabel CFT) as Mundt; Ian Drysdale (Firebrand, Ross CFT) as Control; Tom Kanji (Richard My Richard, The Box of Delights) as Ashe; Rory Keenan (Somewhere Boy, Plenty CFT) as Leamas; Agnes O’Casey (Screen International Star of Tomorrow 2024, Lies We Tell, The Miracle Club) as Liz; John Ramm (King Lear CFT, Wolf Hall/Bring Up The Bodies RSC) as Smiley; and David Rubin (Grantchester, Finding My Voice) as Pitt/Ford.
The designer is Max Jones, lighting designer Azusa Ono, composer Paul Englishby, sound designer Elizabeth Purnell, movement director Lucy Cullingford; fight director Bret Yount; and casting director Jessica Ronane CDG.
