Havers & Quick to Star in Bennett's 'Single Spies' Prior to Tour

Following his record-breaking tour of "Rebecca", Nigel Havers is to star in a brand new production of Alan Bennett's award-winning comedy Single Spies. Starring alongside Nigel are Diana Quick, Jack Ryder, John Arthur, Thomas Eyre and Clive Flint. Single Spies opens at The Lowry in Salford on Tuesday March 11, prior to a major national tour.

Single Spies originally opened at The National Theatre in 1988 and went on to become a major international hit, winning the Olivier Award for 'Best Comedy'. The two plays An Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution sparkle with Alan Bennett's trademark wit.

"In An Englishman Abroad, the famous actress Coral Brown (Diana Quick) accepts an invitation to lunch with double agent Guy Burgess (Nigel Havers), living in exile in a seedy Moscow apartment. She finds a man longing for society gossip and a new suit from his London tailor. In A Question of Attribution, Her Majesty The Queen (Diana Quick) happens upon the eminent art historian Anthony Blunt (Nigel Havers) replacing one of her favourite Titians. The painting is a fake, but is The Queen also aware that her enigmatic servant is actually the traitorous 'fourth man'?" describe press notes.

Nigel Havers is one of Britain's most loved actors having starred in a string of hit television series and films including "The Charmer", "Born and Bred", "Manchild", "Don't Wait Up", "Dangerfield", "Chariots of Fire" and "A Passage to India". Most recently, Nigel starred as 'Maxim de Wynter' in the 36-week national tour of Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca", playing to sell-out houses and breaking box office records across the country.

Diana Quick shot to fame for her portrayal of 'Julia Flyte' in the television adaptation of "Brideshead Revisited". Her acclaimed stage performances include the award-winning "Mrs Rochester", "Mother Courage" and Peter Hall's celebrated production of "You Never Call Tell". Jack Ryder, now proving himself to be one of our most accomplished stage actors, is probably best known as 'Jamie Mitchell' in "EastEnders".

Alan Bennett is one of the country's most popular writers. His television series "Talking Heads", full of understatement, observation and knowing irony, has become a modern classic. His award-winning plays include The Lady in the Van, Forty Years On and The Madness of King George. The History Boys won the Evening Standard, Critics' Circle and Olivier Awards in London and six Tony Awards in New York. 

Single Spies is directed by Christopher Luscombe and designed by Janet Bird. Lighting design is by Colin Grenfell, sound design by Mike Beer and music by Malcolm McKee.  

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