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Our Man In Havana

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Our Man in Havana, adapted by Clive Francis from Graham Greene’s novel, follows James Wormold, a British vacuum cleaner salesman in pre-revolutionary Havana, Cuba.

Struggling financially to support his spoiled daughter, Wormold is recruited by MI6 agent Hawthorne to be a spy. Lacking any actual spy skills or intentions, Wormold fabricates an entire network of fictional agents and reports, using his imagination and local bar conversations.

His absurd reports, claiming to depict secret weapons, are taken seriously by MI6, leading to real-world consequences as the Cuban government grows suspicious.

A wonderfully funny and fast-moving romp!

“Clive Francis’s ingenious stage version... highlights the comedic and absurd aspects of Grene’s story” The Scotsman

“Tremendous fun” The Herald

“Francis’s adaptation fillets the novel into a four-handed fast-moving farce” Guardian

“Clive Francis takes the original novel and lovingly sends it up so far it practically goes ino orbit” British Theatre Guide


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