Single Spies by Alan Bennett
2 to 9 April 2022
Alan Bennett’s Olivier Award winning comedy masterpiece uncovers the true stories behind two notorious spies.
Guy Burgess and Anthony Blunt were members of the infamous Cambridge Spies. This compelling double bill, set in both Moscow and London, chronicles their extraordinary lives: secret identities, police interrogations, and encounters with the Queen.
In An Englishman Abroad, double agent Guy Burgess has defected to the Soviets and is living in Moscow. But when he’s visited by the actress Coral Browne, Burgess entrusts her with a top secret mission of her own.
As A Question of Attribution shows, there was nobody Sir Anthony Blunt didn’t know. As Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures, he was on friendly terms with Her Majesty. But with an art forgery on his hands and a policeman in his office, Blunt’s latest trip to Buckingham Palace is looking awkward…
These witty comedies are as fascinating as they are funny.
Cast: An Englishman Abroad
Guy Burgess | Paul Lewis |
Coral Browne | Jane Newman |
Tolya | Charlie Cook |
Tailor | Charlie Cook |
Shop Assistant | Charlie Cook |
Cast: A Question of Attribution
Anthony Blunt | John Westbrook |
Chubb | Fred Donnan |
The Queen | Gemma Duncan |
Restorer / Colin | Charlie Cook |
Phillips | Toby Harris |
Sponsors
This play is sponsored by: Chelsea Flowers (59 Chapel Lane) | A great local florist |
The 2021-22 season is sponsored by: SC & P Jones (91 Chapel Lane) | Builders & Plumbers merchant and bathroom specialists |
Backstage
Director: An Englishman Abroad | Helen Bingle |
Director: A Question of Attribution | Linda Batson |
Stage Manager | Victoria Johnson |
Prompt | Diana Boswell |
Props | Belinda Coghlan, Dave Clarkson, Alan James |
ASM | Dave Clarkson |
Lighting | Chris Hills, Bruce Williams |
Sound / Projections | Mark Seyler |
Wardrobe | Jo Everett, Di James |
Balalaika advice | Ian Parker |
Rehearsal photographs | Chris Hills |
Ticket secretary | Al Fowkes |
House Manager | Celia Bonner, David Reynolds, Steve Williamson |