‘ABANDON YOURSELF TO THE MADNESS’ (The Times)
Mischief’s most critically-acclaimed adventure THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES is ★★★★★ ‘bigger, better and more brilliantly bungling than ever’ (Daily Mail). Don’t miss the West End’s hottest ticket at London’s Noël Coward Theatre.
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, in 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.
LIMITED RUN MUST END 5 SEPTEMBER 2025
Assisted Performances:
Audio Described - 6 June, 7:30pm
Captioned - 15 August, 2:30pm
BSL - 22 June, 2:30pm
The Producers cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist, which is always subject to illness, injury, statutory holiday entitlement and events beyond the Producers’ control.
2hr 15min. Incl. 1 Interval.
Plays, Comedy, West End
Ages 10+. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to an adult ticketholder (18+). Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted.
14th April, 2025
This production includes strobe lighting, infrequent mild bad language and the use of haze and gunshots.
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Charing Cross) 24, 29, 176; (Strand) 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139
Night bus numbers: (Charing Cross) 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279; (Strand) 6, 23, 139, N9, N15, N11, N13, N21, N26, N44, N47, N87, N89, N91, N155, N343, N551
Car park: St Martin's Lane Hotel (1min)
Directions from tube: (2mins) Take Cranbourn Street away from Leicester Square until St Martin’s Lane, where you head right until you reach the theatre.
Day of week | Matinee | Evening |
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Monday | - | - |
Tuesday | - | 7:30 PM |
Wednesday | - | 7:30 PM |
Thursday | - | 7:30 PM |
Friday | - | 7:30 PM |
Saturday | 2:30 PM | 7:30 PM |
Sunday | 2:30 PM | 7:00 PM |
A rogue British agent steals plans for a top-secret new weapon. Spies from the CIA and the KGB assemble at London’s Piccadilly Hotel to track down the British mole and obtain the file. When a young British couple and an older actor auditioning for the title role in the first James Bond film check into the hotel, the stakes reach boiling point in this riotous world of Cold War farce.
The Comedy About Spies is 2hr 15min. Incl. 1 Interval.
Noël Coward Theatre.
The price for tickets to The Comedy About Spies starts at £13.
Ages 10+. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to an adult ticketholder (18+). Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted.
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