17 Feb 2016 - 27 Feb 2016 - Theatre at Birmingham Rep
From one of the nation’s most celebrated writers of recent years, Alan Bennett’s comedy masterpiece Single Spies is brought to life by Chichester Festival Theatre and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, collaborating again following the huge success of The King’s Speech.
Bennett’s award-winning comedy explores our fascination with Russian spies and royalty. Chronicling the lives of two members of the notorious Cambridge Five spy ring in the 1950s – Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt.
These witty and compelling plays span the globe from Moscow to London. With forgery, fraud and hilarious blunders, Single Spies gives us a glimpse into a life full of espionage, secret identities and even an interrogation by the Queen.