Where There Is No Time comes to Seven Dials Playhouse London
March 11, 2026
Winner of Best New Play at the 2025 West End Wilma Awards and 2026 WhatsOnStage Awards, plus nominated for an Olivier Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play – The Comedy About Spies will return to the west end for eight weeks at London’s Adelphi Theatre 1 August – 26 September 2026.
Written by original MISCHIEF members Henry Lewis and Henry Shields and directed by Matt DiCarlo, the creative team also includes:
Set Design by David Farley
Costume Design by Deborah Andrews
Movement Director by Shelley Maxwell
Lighting Design by Johanna Town
Sound Design and Composition by Jon Fiber for Jollygoodtunes
Casting is yet to be announced.
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.
SIGNED 6 September at 2.30pm
CAPTIONED 18 September at 7.30pm
AUDIO DESCRIBED 20 September at 2.30
With over 12 impressive years of bringing laughter to the West End, MISCHIEF show no sign of slowing down in 2026. This year, as well as having The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About Spies running simultaneously in the West End, MISCHIEF will also launch their first-ever musical, Thespians.
With book and lyrics by MISCHIEF Creative Director and Original Founding Member Jonathan Sayer, and music and lyrics by Ed Zanders, Thespians will be directed by Robyn Grant and opens at the Mercury, Colchester from May with a short tour, closing at HOME Manchester in July.
Following a sold out UK Tour and 8-week West End season last year, Christmas Carol Goes Wrong will return to cause chaos this Christmas, with further details including international seasons announced in due course.
In 2025 MISCHIEF filmed the original casts of both The Comedy About Spies and Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, adding these live captures to the digital content portfolio with Mischief Movie Night In and The Goes Wrong Show. 2026 will bring opportunities for audiences to stream, watch and laugh all over again.
