Written by Henry Lewis and Henry Shields
Directed by Matt DiCarlo
The Comedy About Spies opened at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End in April 2025 for a limited run until September. Playing to standing ovations in the West End throughout the summer, Mischief’s most critically-acclaimed production yet was also filmed live on the 20th and 21st of August for future release.
Mischief’s most critically-acclaimed adventure THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES is ★★★★★ ‘bigger, better and more brilliantly bungling than ever’ (Daily Mail).
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 enough confused missions, tangled identities, and miscommunication to ‘leave you crying helpless tears of laughter.’ (Guardian).
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. ‘Marvel at the comic timing and sheer physical bravura’ (The Telegraph) of a clueless young couple, a hapless actor angling for an exciting spy movie role, and enough double agents to confuse even the sharpest operative, and you’ve got a mission that’s hilariously out of control.
Do not miss original Mischief company members in this ‘breathlessly funny’ romp (Time Out), packed full of ‘impeccable slapstick’ (Evening Standard) where laughter is the only weapon.
The Mischief production of The Comedy About Spies was originally produced in the West End
by Kenny Wax and Stage Presence in association with Jo Danvers
CREATIVE TEAM
Henry Lewis
Author
Henry Shields
Author
Matt DiCarlo
Director
Jonathan Sayer
Executive Producer
David Farley
Set Design
Deborah Andrews
Costume Design
Shelley Maxwell
Movement Director
Johanna Town
Lighting Design
Jon Fiber for JollyGoodTunes
Sound Design & Composer
ORIGINAL WEST END CAST
Dave Hearn
Lance Buchanan
Adele James
Rosemary Wilson
Chris Leask
Sergei Ivanov
Henry Lewis
Douglas Woodbead
Charlie Russell
Elena Popov
Henry Shields
Bernard Wright
Greg Tannahill
Albert Tipton
Nancy Zamit
Janet Buchanan
Macadie Amoroso
Ensemble/Understudy
Adam Byron
Ensemble/Understudy
Matt Cavendish
Ensemble/Understudy
Allie Dart
Ensemble/Understudy
Niall Ransome
Ensemble/Understudy
Ashley Tucker
Ensemble/Understudy
LICENSE RIGHTS
Apply for professional performance rights to replicate the original Mischief production, or license the textual rights only and create your own non-replica Mischief show.
Performance rights are currently unavailable in the UK.
