{"id":2699,"date":"2024-12-11T15:47:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:52:26","slug":"the-comedy-about-spies-announces-casting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/12\/11\/the-comedy-about-spies-announces-casting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Comedy About Spies Announces Casting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/The-Comedy-About-Spies.jpg\" alt=\"The Comedy About Spies Cast\" class=\"wp-image-2700\" style=\"width:574px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mischief&#8217;s new play <strong>The Comedy About Spies<\/strong> has announced the full cast for the upcoming West End production. The comedy play is set to open at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/theatre\/noel-coward-theatre\">No\u00ebl Coward Theatre<\/a> on 14 April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new play is written by the team behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/comedy\/the-play-that-goes-wrong\">The Play That Goes Wrong<\/a> and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cast will include original Mischief company members Dave Hearn,&nbsp;Chris Leask,&nbsp;Henry Lewis,&nbsp;Charlie Russell,&nbsp;Henry Shields,&nbsp;Greg Tannahill&nbsp;and&nbsp;Nancy Zamit. They will in addition appear alongside Adele James, in her Mischief debut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by Lewis and Shields, <strong>The Comedy About Spies<\/strong> is a farse set in 1960s London. It follows a British agent who plans to steal a top secret file. Chaos ensues when spies from the CIA and the KGB come together to track down the stolen socuments. The plot thickens when a British couple arrive and an actor audietion to be the next James Bond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With direction by Matt Di Carlo, <strong>The Comedy About Spies<\/strong> will open in Spring next year. Before then you can get your Mischeif dose by booking tickets for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/comedy\/the-play-that-goes-wrong?_gl=1*1qtf0xo*_gcl_au*MTEzMzk0OTIwMS4xNzMzOTI5NTIw*_ga*NTg5NTI3MTk5LjE3MzM5Mjk1MjA.*_ga_T72BY1FB9M*MTczMzkyOTUyMC4xLjEuMTczMzkyOTUyOC41Mi4wLjA.*_ga_4WFGZENNL2*MTczMzkyOTUyMC4xLjEuMTczMzkyOTUyOC4wLjAuMA..\">The Play That Goes Wrong<\/a>. Currently playing at the Duchess Theatre. Book tickets online via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsbo.co.uk\/\">LSBO website<\/a> or at our box office in Leicester Square<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep an eye out for further announcements here with <a href=\"https:\/\/lsbo.co.uk\/blog\/\">LSBO News<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mischief&#8217;s new play The Comedy About Spies has announced the full cast for the upcoming West End production. 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