20 Feb 2026
- Ralf Little will star as Alec Leamas with Gráinne Dromgoole as Liz Gold, Tony Turner as George Smiley, Nicholas Murchie as Control and Peter Losasso as Hans-Dieter Mundt.
- Completing the forged are Jeff D’Sangalang, Melody Chikakane Brown, Eddie Toll, Jonny Burman, Jo Servi, Clara Wessely and James Burman.
- A worldwide finest-vendor for over six many years, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold is the first novel by John le Carré to be tailored for the stage.
- Award-winning author David Eldridge adapts the novel that revolutionised the trendy espionage style with Jeremy Herrin directing alongside Tour Director Joe Lichtenstein.
The Ink Factory and Second Half Productions have introduced the full forged for the in depth UK-wide tour of the Chichester Festival Theatre manufacturing of John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. The tour will arrive at the Theatre Royal Glasgow from Tuesday 26 May – Saturday 30 May 2026.
Ralf Little (Death in Paradise, God of Carnage, The Royle Family) will star as disillusioned British intelligence officer Alec Leamas with Gráinne Dromgoole (By Royal Appointment, The Merchant of Venice 1936) as the idealistic, left-wing librarian Liz Gold. Tony Turner (Dear England, The Archers) will play George Smiley with Nicholas Murchie (Present Laughter, Say Nothing) as Control and Peter Losasso (Emma, The Comedy of Errors) as Hans-Dieter Mundt.
Completing the forged are Eddie Toll (A Thousand Blows, We Were The Lucky Ones) as Fielder, Melody Chikakane Brown (Life of Pi, Redlands) as Miss Crail/President of the Tribunal, Jeff D’Sangalang (untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play, Shut Up, Im Dreaming) as Ashe, Jonny Burman (EastEnders, One Under Par) as Riemeck/Kiever, Jo Servi (Barber Shop Chronicles, Witness for the Prosecution) as Pitt/Ford and Clara Wessely (Pericles) and James Burman (Romeo & Juliet) as half of the ensemble.
Adapted for the stage by award-successful playwright and screenwriter David Eldridge (Festen, End) that is the first novel by le Carré – the undisputed grasp of the trendy spy style, whose works embody Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Night Manager – to be dropped at life on stage. Jeremy Herrin will direct (Guess How Much I Love You, Grace Pervades, and People, Places and Things), alongside Tour Director Joe Lichtenstein.
Following its 2024 bought out premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre The Spy Who Came In From The Cold obtained its West End premiere @sohoplace in November 2025.
British intelligence officer Alec Leamas is weary, hardened, and able to are available in from the chilly. But when Control, the Chief of the Circus, presents one ultimate mission — harmful, misleading, and deeply private — Leamas agrees to remain in the sport. Dispatched into enemy territory, he finds his convictions examined and his defences breached by Liz Gold, a quietly defiant librarian whose compassion threatens to thaw his frostbitten coronary heart. And what of veteran spymaster George Smiley? What is his position in the operation?
A worldwide bestseller for over six many years 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 — a narrative of betrayal not solely between nations, however inside the human soul.
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, is designed by Max Jones with lighting design by Azusa Ono, sound design by Elizabeth Purnell, composition by Paul (*26*), and motion course by Lucy Cullingford. Casting by Matilda James CDG. General Management is by Second Half Productions with Melting Pot as Executive Producer for the UK Tour.
The Chichester Festival Theatre manufacturing of John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came In From the Cold, is produced by The Ink Factory and Second Half Productions.
