Mischief Theatre has announced that its hit new West End show The Comedy About Spies will be filmed in the West End for a future release.

The Comedy About Spies is an uproarious 1960’s spy escapade, bursting with bungled missions, tangled identities, and miscommunication that’s anything but covert.

The show opened to rave reviews from the critics, and is now playing at the Noel Coward Theatre in London for a limited season until 5 September 2025.

The show will be recorded live at London’s Noël Coward Theatre on 20 August at 2.30pm and 7.30pm, and 21 August at 7.30pm, with tickets now on sale for these performances.

Plans for releasing the capture are still being finalised, but will be announced soon.

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, joined by Adele James, Macadie Amoroso, Adam Byron, Matt Cavendish, Allie Dart, Niall Ransome and Ashley Tucker.

In the show, 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.

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The play is written by original Mischief Company members Henry Lewis and Henry Shields, and directed by Matt DiCarlo.

The wider creative team includes Set Designer David Farley, Costume Designer Deborah Andrews, Movement Director Shelley Maxwell, Lighting Designer Johanna Town, Sound Designer and Composer Jon Fiber for JollyGoodTunes, Casting by Lucy Jenkins CDG and Sooki McShane CDG, Additional Casting by Heather Basten CDG CSA, and the Associate Director is Katie-Ann McDonough.

Mischief is the multi award-winning company behind The Play That Goes Wrong, which continues to play at the Duchess Theatre in London.

The Comedy About Spies is playing at the Noel Coward Theatre until 5 September 2025.

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Main photo: The Comedy About Spies - Henry Shields, Dave Hearn, Nancy Zemit. Photo by Mark Senior

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