John le Carré’s peerless ‘The Spy Who Came In From The Cold’ is coming to the Theatre Royal this July. Brr…

Actor Ralf Little is used to skulduggery in sunny climes, thanks to his stint as the lead in BBC’s ‘Death in Paradise’, but for ‘The Spy Who Came In From The Cold’ he’s being plunged into rather chillier depths. Based on the first ever novel by John le Carré, Little plays Alec Leamas, a hard-bitten British intelligence officer ready to come in from the cold. But when Control, the “Chief of the Circus”, presents Leamas with one final mission, he’s inclined to stay. It’s then not long before he’s dispatched behind enemy lines. What could possibly go wrong… Following a sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre, this tour comes direct from the West End.

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, 7-11 July, Theatre Royal, Newcastle, 7.30pm, (mats Wed & Thurs 2pm and Sat 2.30pm), from £19, theatreroyal.co.uk