The Comedy About Spies

About The Comedy About Spies

The Comedy About Spies is at the Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End. Mischief’s spy comedy returns for a limited 8-week run this summer, following a sold-out 2025 summer season.

This 1960s espionage farce follows a rogue British agent who steals plans for a top-secret weapon, prompting CIA and KGB spies to converge on London’s Piccadilly Hotel in search of the missing file. The action also involves a clueless young couple and a hapless actor hoping for a role in a spy film, all part of a story of confused identities and crossed messages.

It comes from the team behind The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong and The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, and won Best New Play at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2026.

Key facts: Running time 2 hours and 20 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.

Before you book

Age recommendation is 10+. Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted into the theatre. No exchanges or refunds are available.

Venue

Adelphi Theatre, 409-412 Strand, London, United Kingdom.

For access enquiries, email access@lwtheatres.co.uk or call 020 3925 2998 between 10am and 5:30pm, Monday to Saturday.