A group of people stand and sit in a rehearsal room, laughing and smiling at each other. A man in an orange shirt and jeans stands in centre with his back to us; to his right, an overturned chair lies on the floor.>

Inside the rehearsal room for The Spy Who Came In From The Cold

News 8 Aug 2024

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The Spy Who Came In From The Cold opens in just a couple of weeks in the Minerva Theatre on Friday 23 August. Take a look inside the rehearsal room for the first ever stage adaptation of a John le Carré novel.

A man with dark blonde hair and a beard, wearing a dark orange overshirt and white tee shirt, stands looking with an intense, startled expression. His arm is raised in a gesture in front of him.
Rory Keenan in rehearsal for CFT’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold Image: Johan Persson

Rory Keenan is the ultimate spy, Alec Leamas.

A woman with long dark hair sits looking to her left, her right arm raised to touch her head. She holds an orange mug in her left hand.
Agnes O'Casey in rehearsal for CFT’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold Image: Johan Persson

Click here to visit the show page to meet the full cast.

Four people stand in conversation with each other. Two look away from the camera towards the writer David Eldridge, wearing a green shirt and glasses, and director Jeremy Herrin, in a blue shirt, who are facing out.
Lucy Cullingford, David Eldridge, Jeremy Herrin & Joe Lichtenstein in rehearsal for CFT’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold Image: Johan Persson

Jeremy Herrin (This House, Another Country, South Downs) returns to CFT to direct. The stage adaptation is by David Eldridge whose recent work includes Beginning and Middle for the National Theatre.

Click here to visit the show page to get excited with the full set of rehearsal photos.

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