Details

All cats are alike in the dark. At the height of the Cold War, disillusioned British spy Alec Leamas is persuaded by the head of The Circus and veteran agent George Smiley to stay 'in the cold' for one last risky operation against the powerful leader of the East German Secret Service. But Leamas has committed a cardinal error: he's fallen in love. After a lifetime of deception and betrayal, can there be room for humanity in the ruthlessly manipulative world of international espionage? The first ever John le Carré novel to be adapted for the stage, this award-winning 1963 thriller has been hailed as a modern masterpiece.

Cast/Performers

Philip Arditti (Fiedler), Norma Atallah (Miss Crail / President of the Tribunal), Mat Betteridge (Riemeck / Kiever), Gunnar Cauthery (Mundt), Ian Drysdale (Control), Tom Kanji (Ashe), Rory Keenan (Leamas), Agnes O'Casey (Liz), John Ramm (Smiley), David Rubin (Pitt / Ford)

Creatives/Company

Book by: John le Carre
Adapted by: David Eldridge
Producer: Chichester Festival Theatre
Director(s): Jeremy Herrin, Jessica Ronane (CDG - casting), Lucy Cullingford (movement), Bret Yount (fight), Jessica Ronane (CDG - casting)
Design: Max Jones
Lighting: Azusa Ono
Music: Paul Englishby
Sound: Elizabeth Purnell