The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

For the first time ever, a novel by John le Carré, the undisputed master of the modern spy genre is brought to life in a thrilling stage adaptation @sohoplace this November.

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, a towering work of twentieth-century fiction, 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 George Smiley 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.

Rory Keenan (Somewhere Boy, The Regime) and Screen International Star of Tomorrow Agnes O’Casey (Lies We Tell, Black Doves) reprise their critically acclaimed roles as 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) also return as George Smiley and Hans-Dieter Mundt.

Following a sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, this West End premiere reunites playwright David Eldridge and director Jeremy Herrin for a theatrical experience of rare intensity.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold plays a limited season at @sohoplace from 17 November 2025 - 21 February 2026.

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