Mischief announces live recording of THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES
Photo credit: Matt Crockett
As Mischief’s critically acclaimed and hilarious new caper The Comedy About Spies heads towards its final West End performance on 5 September, it has been announced that three performances of the show will be recorded live at London’s Noël Coward Theatre on 20 & 21 August.
Plans for releasing the capture are still being finalised and will be shared in due course.
Since The Comedy About Spies, written by Mischief’s Henry Lewis and Henry Shields, began its hugely successful run at the Noël Coward Theatre in April, 1545 bottles of Shiraz have been thrown out of the window, there have been 315 pigeon attacks and 115 bananas have been eaten on stage.
The Comedy About Spies stars members of the original Mischief Company - Dave Hearn, Chris Leask, Henry Lewis, Charlie Russell, Henry Shields, Greg Tannahill and Nancy Zamit, with Adele James making her Mischief debut. They are joined by ensemble members: Macadie Amoroso, Adam Byron, Matt Cavendish, Allie Dart, Colm Gleeson, Niall Ransome and Ashley Tucker.
This uproarious 1960’s spy escapade continues to entertain London audiences, bursting with bungled missions, tangled identities, and miscommunication that’s anything but covert.
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. Add to the mix a clueless young couple, a hapless actor angling for the role of James Bond, and enough double agents to confuse even the sharpest operative, and you've got a mission that’s hilariously out of control.
The production is directed by Matt DiCarlo, with set design by David Farley, costumes by Deborah Andrews, movement direction by Shelley Maxwell, lighting by Johanna Town, sound and composition by Jon Fiber for JollyGoodTunes, and casting by Lucy Jenkins CDG & Sooki McShane CDG, with additional casting by Heather Basten CDG CSA.
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