IF you want to catch up with Our Man in Havana, head to Malvern for a tale of espionage and vacuum cleaners.

After all, spying is a dirty business and, if you're used to demonstrating vacuum cleaners for a living, you might be well qualified to help out M16.

A spokesman for Malvern Theatres said: "This is a gripping, intriguing and uproarious spy thriller.

"Innovative theatre company Creative Cow brings an evening of hilarity and satire to Malvern in this witty adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic, ‘Our Man in Havana’."

The spokesman added: "This is a special piece of work for Malvern as it was produced in association with Malvern Theatres.

"The play tells the tale of a luckless vacuum cleaner salesman who gets sucked in to a dirty world of espionage and double agents when the chance of helping out MI6 with a job or two proves too good an offer to resist. From the company who brought us Travels With My Aunt and thrillingly adapted for the stage by Clive Francis, this uproarious farce is filleted to perfection from Graham Greene’s hilarious and ever popular novel."

Set in 1950’s Cuba, Our Man in Havana has many references to present day life, despite being created almost 60 years ago.

The spokesman said: "It has such relevance today, more so with the political uncertainty in the world. Audiences will revel in Greene’s sending up of the intelligence services, including M16. At the centre of the tale is Jim Wormold and there are many rich and colourful characters who, together, create a wonderfully captivating night out.

"The storyline of Our Man in Havana not only mirrors Greene’s own real life obsession with travelling, often to the most dangerous spots on the planet, but also other aspects of his life; his secret service work, his brushes with criminals and his constant itinerancy."

Says actor and co-founder member of Creative Cow Theatre Company, Katherine Senior said: "After the success we had with Greene’s Travels With My Aunt, which we also created in association with Malvern Theatres and brought to the town in May 2016 as part of a tour, the Greene estate offered us the rights to Our Man in Havana. We thought it the perfect piece to follow Travels and we’ve been delighted to work with Malvern Theatres once more and are looking forward to returning to the town with this new work.

"We feel we’ve taken the company to a new level with Our Man in Havana - working with set, lighting and sound designers and a new team of actors to bring a fresh, new creativity adding to the audience experience. We’ve had great fun producing this clever adaptation by Clive Francis and he has been very much involved in the process. Our audiences are going love it."

Our Man in Havana will be appearing at Malvern Theatres from Tuesday July 11 to Saturday July 15.

Tickets are on sale at the Box Office 01684 892277 and online at malvern-theatres.co.uk.