A NEW adaptation of Graham Greene’s best-selling novel Our Man in Havana brings this satirical masterpiece to life at Malvern Theatres from Monday, November 16 - Saturday, November 21.
Directed by the award-winning director Richard Baron this riotous production is a parody of the spying game, delivered with high octane wit, verve and energy..
Our Man in Havana is the tale of the hapless Wormwold, a vacuum cleaner salesman based in Cuba who allows himself to be recruited into the UK secret service.
Desperate to placate Whitehall he resorts to lies and fabrication, feeding a series of highly ingenious plots and conspiracies to his handlers leading to a priceless scenes in which MI5 mandarins examine diagrams of vacuum cleaner parts, supposed weapons of mass de-suction.
However, when reality starts to mirror his creative stories Wormwold - our man in the linen suit and the dark shades - finds himself in a disastrous spot of bother.
Our Man in Havana stars four stalwarts of the British stage and screen. Simon Shepherd stars as the clueless expat Wormwold, the character made famous by Alec Guiness in the 1959 film, and he is joined by Philip Franks (Heartbeat), Norman Pace (Hale and Pace) and Beth Cordingly (The Bill) who play multiple parts, including secret agents, nuns, police chiefs and brothel keepers.
Tickets range from £16.50 to £24.50 with under 26s £8. Call the theatre on 01684 892277 or book online at malvern-theatres.co.uk.
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