NEW REHEARSAL PHOTOGRAPHS
RELEASED FOR
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
MISCHIEF’S
THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES
PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT THE NOËL COWARD THEATRE
ON MONDAY 14 APRIL 2025
Tuesday 11 March – New rehearsal photographs of Mischief’s brand new West End show, The Comedy About Spies have been released today.
The Comedy About Spies stars members of the original Mischief Company – Dave Hearn,Chris Leask, Henry Lewis, Charlie Russell, Henry Shields, Greg Tannahill and Nancy Zamit. They are joined by Adele James, who is making her Mischief debut.
Mischief, the multi award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery bring an uproarious 1960’s spy escapade, bursting with bungled missions, tangled identities, and miscommunication that’s anything but covert to London’s Noël Coward Theatre from Monday 14 April 2025.
When a rogue British agent pilfers plans for a top-secret weapon, CIA and KGB spies converge on London’s Piccadilly Hotel in pursuit of the elusive file. Add to the mix a clueless young couple, a hapless actor angling for the role of James Bond, and enough double agents to confuse even the sharpest operative, and you’ve got a mission that’s hilariously out of control.
Tickets are available from www.SpiesComedy.com
Written by original Mischief Company members Henry Lewis and Henry Shields, The Comedy About Spies will have its Gala Night on Tuesday 6 May 2025 and finish its limited run on Friday 5 September 2025.
The director is Matt DiCarlo, set design is David Farley, costume design is by Deborah Andrews, and the sound design and composer is Jon Fiber for JollyGoodTunes.
A sneak-peak of the opening scene from The Comedy About Spies brought the house down at The Royal Variety Performance in the presence of His Majesty The King at the Royal Albert Hall last year. It was broadcast on ITV1 on Sunday 15 December and is currently available on ITVX.
The Comedy about Spies is presented by Kenny Wax and Stage Presence in association with Jo Danvers.