Our Man in Havana in Cambridge, 1–5 September

BE beehiveweb.co.uk editorial team 2026-09-01 11:20 2 min read

Our Man in Havana runs at The Arts Theatre Cambridge from Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 September 2026. Tickets are listed at £15, with evening performances at 7.30pm and three 2.30pm matinees during the run.

The fast-moving spy comedy is likely to appeal to theatregoers interested in Graham Greene, comic intrigue and actors switching rapidly between roles. Visit Cambridge Events confirms the venue as 6 St Edward’s Passage, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 3PJ.

Choose an evening, matinee or BSL-interpreted performance

The schedule gives audiences a choice of five evening performances and three afternoon shows. Anyone requiring BSL interpretation should note that the confirmed interpreted performance is the Thursday evening show rather than the Thursday matinee.

For another production at this venue, Beehiveweb’s guide to Barnum at the same theatre records its separate August schedule and access details.

Four actors play more than 30 characters

Clive Francis adapted the production from Graham Greene’s novel. Its central character is James Wormold, a British vacuum cleaner salesman struggling financially to support his daughter in pre-revolutionary Havana.

After MI6 agent Hawthorne recruits him as a spy, Wormold invents agents and intelligence reports instead of building a genuine network. His fictional material includes supposed secret weapons, but MI6 treats the reports seriously and the Cuban government becomes suspicious. The comedy develops from that gap between Wormold’s fabrications and their increasingly real consequences.

A four-person company plays more than 30 characters while bringing 1950s Havana to the stage. The named cast includes Jack Ashton, known for Call the Midwife; Leon Ockenden, whose credits include Waterloo Road; and Jodie Steele, who appeared in New York and London productions of Heathers the Musical.

Accessibility and facilities at the Cambridge venue

The Visit Cambridge Events listing confirms wheelchair access, a designated wheelchair-accessible public toilet, induction loops and staff available to assist visitors. Assistance dogs are welcome, while Blue Badge parking and ear defenders are also listed.

Other facilities named in the listing include a bar, cloakroom and Wi-Fi. Booking instructions and transport guidance are not included in the supplied information, so visitors should check those arrangements before travelling. The event details can be reviewed through the Visit Cambridge Events listing, with the dedicated BSL-interpreted performance confirmed for Thursday 3 September at 7.30pm.

Source: Visit Cambridge Events

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