The Spy Who Came In From The Cold will run at London’s @sohoplace, marking the West End premiere of the John le Carré adaptation.
Rory Keenan (Somewhere Boy) and Agnes O’Casey (Lies We Tell) will reprise their roles as disillusioned British intelligence officer Alec Leamas and the idealistic, left-wing librarian Liz Gold, following the show’s 2024 premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre.
John Ramm (King Lear) and Gunnar Cauthery (Dear England) also return as George Smiley and Hans-Dieter Mundt. Completing the cast are original performers Philip Arditti (Breathtaking) as Fielder, Norma Atallah as Miss Crail/President of the Tribunal, Matt Betteridge (Ulster American) as Riemeck/Kiever, Ian Drysdale (Firebrand) as Control, Tom Kanji (Richard My Richard) as Ashe and David Rubin (Grantchester) as Pitt/Ford.
British intelligence officer Alec Leamas is weary, hardened, and ready to come in from the cold. But when spymaster George Smiley presents one final mission — dangerous, deceptive, and deeply personal — Leamas agrees to stay in the game. Dispatched into enemy territory, he finds his convictions tested and his defences breached by Liz Gold, a quietly defiant librarian whose compassion threatens to thaw his frostbitten heart.
The first le Carré novel adapted for the stage, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold is adapted by David Eldridge (Festen), with Jeremy Herrin directing. Produced by The Ink Factory and Second Half Productions, it is is designed by Max Jones with lighting design by Azusa Ono, composition by Paul Englishby, sound design by Elizabeth Purnell, movement direction by Lucy Cullingford, fight direction by Bret Yount, and voice by Hazel Holder. The casting director is Jessica Ronane.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold will run @sohoplace from November 17, 2025 – February 21, 2026 with opening night on November 26, 2025.
Tickets are now on sale: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Top image: Rory Keenan (as Alec Leamas) in CFT’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold – photo Johan Persson (image supplied)
