OUR MAN IN HAVANA review by thespyinthestalls at Theatre Royal

Our Man in Havana Review

Theatre Royal Windsor – until Saturday 11th July 2026 Reviewed by Andrew and Kate Lawrence 5***** “A funny story, made so much funnier” Whilst we’re not about to complain about the inhuman, unbearable heat of these barmy summer evenings, the thought of spending a Wednesday night inside a historic Grade II-listed theatre with no air conditioning did fill us with some trepidation. Fortunately, by the time we arrived at the Theatre Royal Windsor f…

OUR MAN IN HAVANA review by thespyinthestalls at Theatre Royal

OUR MAN IN HAVANA Theatre Royal Windsor ★★★ “the intelligence of Francis’ script shines through” Graham Greene’s “Our Man In Havana”, published in 1958, is set in a time just before the Cuban Revolution that overthrew the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Greene had recently been deported from Cuba for having been a member of the Communist party as a student. For his novel, he drew on his own experiences as a counter-intelligence officer for M…