MISCHIEF, the multi-award-winning team behind the global phenomenon The Play That Goes Wrong, today announces full dates for its first ever UK tour of THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES.
Winner of the 2025 West End Wilma Award for Best New West End Play, THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES follows two sold-out West End seasons as it heads out on a major national tour, opening at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on Saturday 12 June.
THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES first opened at the Noël Coward Theatre in London’s West End in April 2025, playing a limited season through to September, before returning for an eight-week run at the Adelphi Theatre from 1 August to 26 September 2026.
When a rogue British agent steals plans for a top-secret weapon, CIA and KGB spies descend on London’s Piccadilly Hotel in pursuit of the elusive file. Enter 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 spirals hilariously out of control. This hilarious 1960s spy escapade is packed with bungled missions, tangled identities and catastrophic miscommunication.
THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES – CREATIVE TEAM
MISCHIEF’s THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES is written by original MISCHIEF members Henry Lewis and Henry Shields and directed by Matt DiCarlo. Set Design is by David Farley, Costume Design by Deborah Andrews, the Movement Director is Shelley Maxwell, Lighting Design is by Johanna Town and Sound Design and Composition is by Jon Fiber for Jollygoodtunes, Casting by Lucy Jenkins and Sooki McShane for Jenkins McShane Casting CDG. The Executive Producer is Jonathan Sayer. Presented by Kenny Wax and Stage Presence in association with Jo Danvers.
With over 12 years of bringing laughter to audiences around the world, MISCHIEF shows no signs of slowing down. The Olivier and Tony Award-winning hit, The Play That Goes Wrong is currently celebrating its 12th year at London’s Duchess Theatre, making it the 4th longest running play and the 20th longest running show in West End history!
Meanwhile, Christmas Carol Goes Wrong has returned on tour and will be back in the West End this Christmas, following last year’s sell-out success. The UK tour visits 12 cities with a six-week London season at the Wyndham’s Theatre. The production also makes its North American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles (12 Dec 2026 to 10 January 2027), reuniting the original cast.
THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES – CAST
Casting to be announced.
THE COMEDY ABOUT SPIES UK TOUR 2027
Sat 12 – Sat 19 June
AYLESBURY Waterside Theatre (onsale 4 Nov)
Wed 23 – Sat 26 Jun
SALFORD Lowry (onsale 6 Nov)
Tue 29 Jun – Sat 3 Jul
PLYMOUTH Theatre Royal (onsale 19 Nov)
Tue 6 – Sat 10 Jul
BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome (onsale soon)
Tue 13 – Sat 17 Jul
GLASGOW Theatre Royal (onsale 4 Nov)
Tue 20 – Sat 24 Jul
CARDIFF Wales Millennium Centre (onsale 6 Nov)
Tue 27 – Sat 31 Jul
EDINBURGH Festival Theatre (onsale soon)
Tue 3 – Sat 7 Aug
NEWCASTLE Theatre Royal (onsale soon)
Tue 10 – Sat 14 Aug
BRISTOL Hippodrome (onsale 4 Nov)
Tue 17 – Sat 21 Aug
CANTERBURY Marlowe Theatre (onsale soon)
Tue 24 – Sat 28 Aug
MILTON KEYNES Theatre (onsale 4 Nov)
Tue 31 Aug – Sat 4 Sep
NOTTINGHAM Theatre Royal (onsale soon)
Tue 7 – Sat 11 Sep
NORWICH Theatre Royal (onsale soon)
Tue 14 – Sat 18 Sep
LEEDS Grand Theatre (onsale soon)
Tue 21 – Sat 25 Sep
SHEFFIELD Lyceum Theatre (onsale soon)
Tue 28 Sep – Sat 2 Oct
WIMBLEDON New Wimbledon Theatre (onsale 4 Nov)
Tue 5 – Sat 9 Oct
SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower Theatre (onsale 13 Nov)
