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The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (Photo by Helen Murray)<\/p>\nThe critically acclaimed production of\u00a0John le Carr\u00e9\u2019s\u00a0The Spy Who Came In From The Cold tours to Sheffield this May. A global best-seller for over six decades,\u00a0The Spy Who Came In From The Cold\u00a0is the first novel by John le Carr\u00e9 to be adapted for the stage.<\/p>\n
Ralf Little\u00a0(Death in Paradise, God of Carnage, The Royle Family) will play Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer weary, hardened, and ready to come in from the cold. But when spymaster George Smiley presents one final mission \u2014 dangerous, deceptive, and deeply personal \u2014 Leamas agrees to stay in the game. Dispatched into enemy territory, he finds his convictions tested and his defences breached by Liz Gold, a quietly defiant librarian whose compassion threatens to thaw his frostbitten heart.<\/p>\n
Ralf Little\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cIt is a huge privilege to be stepping into the shoes of one of John le Carr\u00e9\u2019s great literary creations, Alec Leamas, as we bring the murky world of his Cold War masterpiece to life on stage. I first read The Spy Who Came in From the Cold when I was 16 and it has stayed with me ever since. Reading David Eldridge\u2019s brilliant script, I once again found myself drawn into the story\u2019s unexpected twists and turns, its high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse between East and West, which David has captured so thrillingly in the play. Despite being written in the 60s it feels startlingly relevant to the times we are living in now. I can\u2019t wait to share this story with audiences old and new as we take it to cities right across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (Photo by Helen Murray)<\/p>\n
Adapted for the stage by award-winning playwright and screenwriter\u00a0David Eldridge\u00a0(Festen, End) this is the first novel by\u00a0le Carr\u00e9\u00a0\u2013 the\u00a0undisputed master of the modern spy genre,\u00a0whose works include\u00a0Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy\u00a0and\u00a0The Night Manager\u00a0\u2013 to be brought to life on stage.\u00a0Jeremy Herrin\u00a0will direct (Grace Pervades, People, Places and Things\u00a0and\u00a0Long Day\u2019s Journey into Night), alongside Tour Director\u00a0Joe Lichtenstein.<\/p>\n
A global bestseller for over six decades and named one of TIME Magazine\u2019s All-Time 100 Novels,\u00a0The Spy Who Came In From The Cold\u00a0is a riveting journey through the fog-shrouded terrain of Cold War espionage, deception, and moral compromise.<\/p>\n