Review: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold at Chichester Minerva Theatre

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is stylish - and slightly bewildering

Incredible as it may seem, this slick and stylish production marks the first ever time that a John Le Carré novel has been adapted for the stage. Television and film, with their greater scope for moody establishing of atmosphere and swift switches of international location, have had this mainstay of the spy genre to themselves for too long and now the live artform is staking a robust claim. David Eldridge’s classy fillet of an adaptation is meti…

Review: The Spy Who Came In From The Cold at Chichester Minerva Theatre

Chichester welcomes its fourth world premiere of the 2024 Festival with the first stage adaptation of John le Carre’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Gary Shipton was in the audience at the Minerva Theatre to see whether he received a warm welcome.