Synopsis

THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD AT SOHO PLACE THEATRE, NOVEMBER 2025

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, a towering work of twentieth-century fiction, opened at Soho Place Theatre on 26th November 2025 for what promises to be the theatrical event of the autumn: a journey through the fog-shrouded terrain of Cold War espionage, deception, and moral compromise.

British intelligence officer Alec Leamas is weary, hardened, and ready to come in from the cold. But when his boss 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.

A global bestseller for over six decades and named one of TIME Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is le Carré at his most incisive - a story of betrayal not only between nations, but within the human soul.

Following a sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, this West End premiere reunites playwright David Eldridge (Beginning, Middle) and director Jeremy Herrin (A Mirror, People, Places and Things) for a theatrical experience of rare intensity.  The production will star Rory Keenan (Somewhere Boy, The Regime) and Screen International Star of Tomorrow Agnes O'Casey (Lies We Tell, Black Doves) playing disillusioned British intelligence officer Alec Leamas and the idealistic, left-wing librarian Liz Gold. John Ramm (King Lear, Wolf Hall/Bring Up The Bodies) and Gunnar Cauthery (Dear England, Mack & Mabel) will take on George Smiley and Hans-Dieter Mundt.

Previews commenced at Soho Place Theatre on 17 November 2025, with the opening night on 26 November.  The production will run for fourteen weeks until 21 February 2026.  Tickets on sale from Thursday 22nd May - you can BUY TICKETS HERE via this link.